Clean Air Day 2020: Illegal UK air pollution hindering children's memory, studies show

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Raft of new studies underscore the myriad adverse impacts of the UK's chronic air pollution, but also make clear that the solutions - including shifting away from fossil fuel cars - are quickly ramping up

The ongoing damage done to public health and the economy by the UK's frequently illegal levels of air pollution have been underscored in a range of new studies released today to mark Clean Air Day 2020,...

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