Air pollution warnings spark fresh calls for policy action

James Murray
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As officials warn vulnerable people to stay indoors, the Green Party leads calls for bolder action to improve air quality

The next government is facing calls to deliver bolder action to tackle dangerous levels of air pollution, as the south of England is today subjected to some of the worst levels of air pollution seen in...

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