WHO: Air pollution 'poisoning millions of children and ruining their lives'

The publication of our latest report, Clearing the air: reducing air pollution in the West Midlands, has been covered in an article by BusinessGreen. The article also quotes our Researcher and co-author of the report, Eamonn Ives. Speaking about the findings of the research, Eamonn said:

In this year's Budget, the Chancellor should be bold and announce that the UK government will change legislation to enable local and combined governments to strive for reasonable profits from the administration of their Clean Air Zones

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Expand Birmingham CAZ, think tank argues

The publication of our latest report, Clearing the air: reducing air pollution in the West Midlands, has been covered by the Air Quality News. The article also quotes our Researcher and co-author of the report, Eamonn Ives. Speaking about the findings of the research, Eamonn said:

Air pollution is a major danger to the health of individuals in the West Midlands. The evidence suggests that those living in the West Midlands experience higher levels of air pollution and worse consequences from it. Concern for air pollution in the West Midlands is widespread amongst the public, and many believe that not enough is being done to resolve it.

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Clean up our act and drive dirty cars off the road

Bright Blue researcher, Sam Hall, has written an opinion piece for the Yorkshire Post about our air pollution campaign. He calls on the Government to expand their air quality current plans for Yorkshire, which would only see Leeds receive a low emission zone.

Here's an excerpt:

The Yorkshire countryside is renowned for its healthy, invigorating and restorative air. The gulf between this and what is experienced in Yorkshire’s major cities is too great.

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