UK air pollution is a ‘national health emergency’, MPs warn

Report finds that air pollution causes 40,000 early deaths a year

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Calls are growing for measures to tackle pollution in London and across the rest of the UK
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The UK Government is failing to tackle illegal levels of pollution that cause some 40,000 premature deaths and cost the economy £20bn each year, according to a “highly damning” report published today.

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