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ClientEarth to drag UK government back to court over air quality plans

Madeleine Cuff

01 June 2017 •

ClientEarth head back to court over air quality | Credit: Greenpeace

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ClientEarth head back to court over air quality | Credit: Greenpeace

Environmental lawyers plan to sue government for the third time over its air quality plan they say has 'major flaws'

Environmental lawyers ClientEarth yesterday announced plans to drag the UK government back to the High Court to force it to improve its court-ordered air quality plan, released last month. The law firm...

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