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It’s in the air we breathe: we need to address pollution now

Posted on by tabijoy

A London coroner ruled today that air pollution was a factor in the death of Ella Kissi-Debrah, a nine-year old girl living with asthma who was exposed to nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter (PM) pollution in excess of World Health Organisation guidelines, the main source of which were traffic emissions. Cheltenham Green Party demanded that […]

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Cheltenham Borough Council in denial on air pollution crisis in Cheltenham, say Cheltenham Greens

Posted on by Cheltenham Green Party

Cheltenham Green Party described the recent decision by the borough council to revoke the town’s Air Quality Management Area as “incomprehensible”. Green spokesperson Jessica West, who is standing in All Saints, said: “The Lib Dem cabinet decided on 21 January to replace the existing air quality management area, covering the whole town, with just a […]

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