Half of parents would move house to avoid air pollution if they could, research reveals

Michael Holder
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Environmental charity Hubbub is calling on businesses to join its campaign to develop new initiatives to tackle air pollution and raise awareness of health risks

More than half of UK parents say they would move house to escape air pollution if they could afford to, while one in 10 have already done so, according to research by environmental charity Hubbub, which...

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