Nitrogen dioxide

Four in 10 UK councils exceed air pollution limits, figures show

Bright Blue researcher Sam Hall had a quote in The Guardian in response to figures obtained by Neil Parish MP that 40% of local authorities in the UK breached legal limits of nitrogen dioxide. He mentioned Bright Blue's campaign for all city councils to be enabled to set up a low emission zones.

Here's an excerpt:

Sam Hall, environment researcher at Bright Blue, said the worst polluting cars should be banned from cities in order to tackle the problem.

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