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MPs: UK air pollution is a 'public health emergency'
2016-04-27 01:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Air pollution in the UK is a public health emergency, according to a cross-party committee of MPs, who say the government needs to do much more including introducing a scrappage scheme for old, dirty diesel vehicles. The governments own data shows air pollution causes 40,000-50,000 early deaths a year and ministers were forced to produce a new action plan after losing a supreme court case in 2015. But the MPs heavily critical report, published on Wednesday, says even more action is required...
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