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Government funding designed to improve air quality on local roads 02/06/2014 Towns and cities across England are being invited to bid for funding that is aimed at improving air quality on local roads.
Khan's T-Charge gives London 'world's toughest emissions standard' 23/10/2017 London’s £10 Toxicity Charge (T-Charge), said to be the world’s toughest emission standard, came into force on Monday morning as part of mayor Sadiq Khan's plans to tackle air pollution.
Chief medical officer clears the air on road charging and pollution 06/03/2018 The chief medical officer for England has called on the Department for Transport (DfT) to agree with local authorities national standards for road charging if it were introduced, as part of her criticisms of the Government’s approach to tackling the issue of toxic air pollution.
Car industry should cough up over air pollution, super-inquiry says 15/03/2018 A super-inquiry by four committees of MPs has called on the Government to force the car industry to contribute to a new clean air fund, following the ‘polluter pays’ principle, to help tackle the 'national health emergency' of air pollution.
Government unveils £260m war chest to tackle pollution 23/03/2018 The Government has launched a £260m package to help local authorities tackle air pollution.
UK in the dock of Europe's highest court over air pollution 17/05/2018 The UK is facing heavy fines after being one of six nations referred to Europe’s highest court for failing to tackle illegal levels of air pollution.
Birmingham to get tough with Clean Air Zone charging 21/06/2018 Birmingham City Council has announced plans for one of the toughest possible charging Clean Air Zone (CAZ) systems, which will include private diesel and petrol cars.