Council implements diesel parking fee
Haringey Council has imposed a 25% parking surcharge on diesel vehicles in on-street bays,…
Tag: asthma
Fewer children suffer from asthma as Poland tackles air pollution, says expert
In this week’s Net Hero Podcast, we spoke to Anna Dworakowska, co-founder of advocacy group,…
ULEZ ‘stop elderly residents from attending funerals of loved ones’
Older residents may miss funerals at Richmond because of the ULEZ charge, a councillor has said…
Sadiq Khan refuses to hold referendum on ULEZ expansion
MPs have scrutinised Mayor's plans to expand London's ultra low emissions zone
Plans announced for extension of ULEZ
The move aims to combat air pollution which leads to premature deaths
‘An extra half a million households with children will be unable to pay for their bills’
There will be more than two million fuel poor homes with children in April, a new report…
Ella Kissi-Debrah: The story of a canary in a coal mine
A nine-year-old girl was the first person in the UK to have air pollution listed as a cause of…
Plans to develop ‘green’ inhalers for asthma sufferers
Healthcare group Chiesi is investing €350m to bring the new formulations to market by 2025,…
Asthma inhalers ‘as bad for the environment as eating meat’
Reserachers suggest switching to alternative, 'greener' inhalers would result in…
Reducing air pollution ‘could prevent asthma in nearly 67,000 children’
A new study looked into asthma cases in children in 18 European countries, including the UK,…
