Study: How EU air quality rules are helping to save 80,000 lives a year

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New research suggests Brexit would ramp up pressure on UK policymakers to tackle air pollution

EU air quality policies may have been widely criticised by green groups in recent months for being too weak, but according to new research Brussels' air pollution rules are still helping to save around...

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