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United Kingdom: Air pollution monitoring stations face closure as government looks to cut costs
2013-08-22 08:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Up to 600 stations for monitoring air pollution across England could be shut down under new government plans to save money by cutting regulations. Ministers want to remove obligations on local authorities to assess air quality in their areas, resulting in less monitoring. But environmental campaigners are accusing them of trying to hide one of the country's biggest public health problems. Government advisers have estimated that one type of pollutant miniscule particles from diesel engines,...
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