Long-term research in New York shows efforts to reduce air pollution associated with higher cognitive test scores

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Growing evidence that cutting coal use and bans on high-polluting vehicles are leading directly to health benefits

Growing evidence that cutting coal use and bans on high-polluting vehicles are leading directly to health benefits

Sir Sadiq Khan says it proves he was right to push forward with the scheme and its controversial extension to cover the whole of the capital.

Open letter signed by 40 academics including Nobel winner Joseph Stiglitz and Kate Pickett, co-author of The Spirit Level

Green MP Sian Berry has published the Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill known as Ella's Law.

Children's lung capacity caught up with their peers in less polluted areas once a clean air zone came in, a study shows.

Researchers find capacity stunted by pollution restored after introduction of ultra-low emission zone

Researchers find capacity stunted by pollution was restored after introduction of ultra-low emission zone Children’s lungs grew bigger and stronger after the most polluting vehicles were restricted from entering London, a study has found. Examinations of London schoolchildren before and after the introduction of the city’s ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) found a restoration of lung capacity that had been stunted by exposure to pollution. Continue reading...

Official figures expose widening gap in road deaths and injuries between poor and wealthy postcodes The number of children killed or injured crossing roads is almost five times higher in England’s most deprived areas than its wealthiest, official analysis suggests. Department for Transport figures show a widening gap over the past 10 years in road casualties between those living in the poorest 10% of postcodes and the most affluent 10%. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Analysis of NHS England data reveals stark impact of air pollution in deprived areas

Andy Burnham is our new Prime Minister, and he has the opportunity to deliver a new Clean Air Act that protects the health of everyone. Send him a postcard today and ask him to make clean air a priori...

Dame Angela Eagle has been appointed the tenth environment secretary in a decade at a pivotal moment for the environment. She’s no stranger to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), having served as farming minister from September 2025 to June 2026 and as a junior minister in the late 1990s. She brings a wealth of ministerial and parliamentary experience which will be helpful in navigating cross government discussions and persuading colleagues to embrace the view of her permanent secretary that Defra is one of the most important departments in Whitehall.

Study also finds high humidity means people in hundreds of cities are enduring their worst ever heat stress

However, Imperial College team also find that pollution has worse health impact than previously understood

Andy Burnham is closing in on Downing Street after a big win in the Makerfield byelection. John Harris and John Domokos take a deep dive into a place where people's lives back up Burnham's insistence ...

Net zero industry accounts for more than a million jobs and benefits whole country, according to CBI Economics

Diesel van registrations by companies in London surpassed 100,000 for the first time on record at the end of 2025

Imperial College scientists analysed health records before and after introduction of air pollution reduction zones

Imperial College scientists analysed health records before and after introduction of air pollution reduction zones Low emission and clean air zones attract controversy whenever they are proposed, but there is growing evidence that they work in improving air quality. The Bradford zone was followed by a reduction of about 25% in GP visits for heart and breathing problems and survey data shows that the central London zone was followed by a reduction in the likelihood of a person taking sick leave. Now analysis of health records has found emergency admissions to hospital reduced after the introduction of the T-charge and ultra-low emissions zone (Ulez) in central London. Continue reading...

Researchers find breathing more air pollution can slow lung development all the way up to early adulthood

Party held out prospect of act while in opposition but plan did not make it into election manifesto

Party held out prospect of act while in opposition but plan did not make it into election manifesto

4th May 2026 Calling all Lambeth and Southwark primary school children! Enter our Clean Air Art Competition by 5th June to win a Micro scooter and see your artwork displayed on lamppost banners…

Victoria Derbyshire talks to survivors of Jeffrey Epstein in a special Newsnight programme from Washington.

High parking charges imposed by some London boroughs may have contributed to car club operator Zipcar’s decision to leave the UK market at the start of the year, a coalition of environmental…

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At least eight councils receive legal threats alleging flyers criticising wood burners are in breach of advertising codes

8th January 2026 We’re delighted to have contributed to ensuring that the Environmental Audit Committee chose air pollution for its next inquiry.