Local councils offered £6m to improve air quality

The latest round of grants will help councils to continue to develop and implement measures to benefit schools, businesses and communities and reduce the impact of air pollution

Local councils invited to bid for £7m pot to improve air quality

The Air Quality Grant will help councils develop and implement measures that benefit schools, communities and businesses and reduce the impact of air pollution on people’s health

Clean Air Zone plans in Greater Manchester delayed

Greater Manchester has been granted a ‘short delay’ to provide further evidence and a revised plan by July 2022 on how it will deliver legal levels of NO2 ‘as soon as possible and no later than 2026’

Greece referred to EU Court over poor air quality – again

The Commission said poor air quality has been caused by high levels of nitrogen dioxide

Children exposed to five times more harmful air pollution during school run

A new study has also found children who walked to school via back streets were exposed to the lowest levels of pollution

EU takes Spain and Bulgaria to court over poor air quality

The nations are failing to limit the levels of nitrogen dioxide and sulphur dioxide respectively

Air pollution exposure could negatively affect women’s fertility

New research has found women may have an earlier menopause and leave them with fewer years to have children

Two million Londoners living in areas with illegal toxic air

That includes hundreds of thousands of children in the capital

Italy taken to EU Court over air pollution and wastewater failings

The nitrogen dioxide limit set out under EU legislation had to be met in 2010

Air pollution: Wales proposes to make speed restrictions permanent

The government had introduced temporary 50mph speed limits on five of the main roads and motorways in June this year