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In A UK Legal First, Air Pollution Played Role In 9-Year-Old's Death
In a British legal first on Wednesday, a coroner ruled that air pollution contributed to the death of a nine-year-old girl with severe asthma who lived by a busy road.
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Priyanka Gandhi Asks People To Unite Against Pollution, Cites London Smog
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday urged people to unite against the deadly pollution in the National Capital Region and Uttar Pradesh, saying clean air is "our right and responsibility".
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London Mayor In Delhi Launches A Global Anti-Pollution Network
London Mayor Sadiq Khan, on a visit to Delhi on a "severe" smoggy day, on Tuesday launched a global network to find solutions to improve worsening air quality in cities worldwide.
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London Introduces Charge On Most Polluting Vehicles
The measures come after Britain's High Court ruled that UK government measures to combat air pollution were failing to comply with European Union rules on nitrogen dioxide limits.
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London Introduces Charge On Most Polluting Vehicles
London introduced a charge on the oldest and most polluting vehicles on Monday to try to improve air quality in the British capital, the city's mayor, Sadiq Khan, said.
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Air Pollution Can Alter Heart Structure and Also Cause Heart Failure
According to new London based study it was found that the particulate matter (PM) emitted mainly from diesel road vehicles is associated with increased risk of heart attack, heart failure and death
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Oslo, London, Amsterdam Lead Push For Greener Transport: Study
Oslo, London and Amsterdam are leading a shift by major cities to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions from transport, helped by new technologies that will help to curb climate change and reduce air pollution, a study showed on Tuesday.
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London To Introduce New Daily Fee For Polluting Cars
An Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), in which cars will be required to comply with stringent emissions standards to enter or pay a charge, will be rolled out from April 2019.
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Delhi Haze Similar To 1952 London Smog? Data Says Some Parameters Close
The dense cover of grey haze shrouding Delhi for almost a week, reminiscent of the 1952 Great Smog in London, plunged the city's air quality on Sunday to the season's worst, with even the 24-hour-average threatening to go past the maximum limit.
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UK Wants To Raze Over 750 London Homes To Expand Heathrow Airport
Britain's government gave the go-ahead Tuesday to build a new runway at London's Heathrow airport despite concerns about air pollution, noise and the destruction of hundreds of homes in the capital's densely populated western neighbourhoods.
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Too Much Pollution In London? Now, Face Masks For Famous Statues Too
British environmental activists put face masks on famous statues across London on Monday including the one of Horatio Nelson on Trafalgar Square to draw attention to the problem of air pollution.
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Pigeons In Tiny Backpacks Are Measuring Air Pollution In London
Air pollution caused by diesel vehicles in London is bad - so bad that it is blamed for 9,500 premature deaths a year and has prompted Britain's Supreme Court to order the government to make a plan for cleaning up the skies.
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New App to Help You Avoid Air Pollution
A new app launched in London that uses sensors to monitor air quality can tell users when to stay indoors to avoid dangerous pollution levels.
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Residents wheeze as England hit by second day of smog
As air pollution hit the top level of 10 in London and the southeast Thursday, Green Party European lawmaker Keith Taylor said Cameron's "flippant response to this invisible killer is utterly disgraceful."
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth living in extreme polluted conditions
87-year-old Queen Elizabeth II is living in a palace surrounded by the most polluted air in all of Britain, a media report said on Sunday.
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In A UK Legal First, Air Pollution Played Role In 9-Year-Old's Death
In a British legal first on Wednesday, a coroner ruled that air pollution contributed to the death of a nine-year-old girl with severe asthma who lived by a busy road.
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Priyanka Gandhi Asks People To Unite Against Pollution, Cites London Smog
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday urged people to unite against the deadly pollution in the National Capital Region and Uttar Pradesh, saying clean air is "our right and responsibility".
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London Mayor In Delhi Launches A Global Anti-Pollution Network
London Mayor Sadiq Khan, on a visit to Delhi on a "severe" smoggy day, on Tuesday launched a global network to find solutions to improve worsening air quality in cities worldwide.
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London Introduces Charge On Most Polluting Vehicles
The measures come after Britain's High Court ruled that UK government measures to combat air pollution were failing to comply with European Union rules on nitrogen dioxide limits.
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London Introduces Charge On Most Polluting Vehicles
London introduced a charge on the oldest and most polluting vehicles on Monday to try to improve air quality in the British capital, the city's mayor, Sadiq Khan, said.
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Air Pollution Can Alter Heart Structure and Also Cause Heart Failure
According to new London based study it was found that the particulate matter (PM) emitted mainly from diesel road vehicles is associated with increased risk of heart attack, heart failure and death
-
Oslo, London, Amsterdam Lead Push For Greener Transport: Study
Oslo, London and Amsterdam are leading a shift by major cities to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions from transport, helped by new technologies that will help to curb climate change and reduce air pollution, a study showed on Tuesday.
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London To Introduce New Daily Fee For Polluting Cars
An Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), in which cars will be required to comply with stringent emissions standards to enter or pay a charge, will be rolled out from April 2019.
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Delhi Haze Similar To 1952 London Smog? Data Says Some Parameters Close
The dense cover of grey haze shrouding Delhi for almost a week, reminiscent of the 1952 Great Smog in London, plunged the city's air quality on Sunday to the season's worst, with even the 24-hour-average threatening to go past the maximum limit.
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UK Wants To Raze Over 750 London Homes To Expand Heathrow Airport
Britain's government gave the go-ahead Tuesday to build a new runway at London's Heathrow airport despite concerns about air pollution, noise and the destruction of hundreds of homes in the capital's densely populated western neighbourhoods.
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Too Much Pollution In London? Now, Face Masks For Famous Statues Too
British environmental activists put face masks on famous statues across London on Monday including the one of Horatio Nelson on Trafalgar Square to draw attention to the problem of air pollution.
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Pigeons In Tiny Backpacks Are Measuring Air Pollution In London
Air pollution caused by diesel vehicles in London is bad - so bad that it is blamed for 9,500 premature deaths a year and has prompted Britain's Supreme Court to order the government to make a plan for cleaning up the skies.
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New App to Help You Avoid Air Pollution
A new app launched in London that uses sensors to monitor air quality can tell users when to stay indoors to avoid dangerous pollution levels.
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Residents wheeze as England hit by second day of smog
As air pollution hit the top level of 10 in London and the southeast Thursday, Green Party European lawmaker Keith Taylor said Cameron's "flippant response to this invisible killer is utterly disgraceful."
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth living in extreme polluted conditions
87-year-old Queen Elizabeth II is living in a palace surrounded by the most polluted air in all of Britain, a media report said on Sunday.
