ClientEarth sets 'red lines' as deadline looms for government's air quality plan

Michael Holder
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Environmental law firm sets out four key conditions it says the UK's imminent plan for dealing with air pollution must meet

ClientEarth has today set out four 'red lines' it claims the UK's forthcoming air quality plan must meet, raising the prospect of further legal action if the government fails to meet the new conditions....

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