UK campaigners call for legislative shake up to tackle 'dirty air crisis'

Health campaigners are calling for a raft of legally enforceable standards to deal with the UK’s “dirty air crisis.” An independent statutory body should be established to ensure that these standards are consistently implemented to achieve cleaner air across the country, says the UK Health Alliance on Climate Change, a coalition of health organisations and professionals advocating for action on climate change to protect public health. The alliance would also like to see a group set up to advise the government on air pollution in much the same way as the Committee on Climate Change does on climate …