Government promises £25m clean bus boost, but air quality legal fears remain

James Murray
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As ClientEarth warns too many councils have missed deadlines to submit air quality plans, government confirms fresh support from its Clean Bus Technology Fund

The government has this week announced that an additional £25m is to be shared by 14 local authorities to fund the retrofitting of clean technologies to local bus fleets in a bid to curb air pollution...

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