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The Clean Air Strategy will introduce new support for farmers to tackle air pollution caused by ammonia gas emissions.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Government has launched an ambitious new strategy to clean up our air and save lives.
Work at Garrigill culvert, Carrshield tailings dam and Nenthead car park nearing completion.
Final 12 month checks have been carried out by the Coal Authority on a new pipeline that keeps river free from polluted mine water.
The importance of soil health for both productive farming and a healthy environment has been brought home today on World Soil Day (5 December).
The Foreign Office Minister of State Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon has announced a 97% drop in single-use plastics being used by Foreign Office staff in the UK.
The UK's largest annual air pollution campaign culminated in a day of mass public engagement, enabling the public to improve air quality and their health.
Wessex Water has offered to pay £975,000 to achieve equivalent environmental benefits following a series of sewage spills in Swanage Bay, Dorset.
Nottingham City Council's plans to improve air quality have been approved by government
The number of cars failing emissions tests has more than doubled since the new MOT introduced stricter emission rules on 20 May 2018.
A company has been ordered to pay £10,476 in fines and costs for illegally disposing of thousands of tonnes of waste on agricultural land near Exeter.
Leicester primary school marks Clean Air Day with a temporary traffic-free space for the whole community.
Voluntary fuel management and operational efficiency support programme to improve air quality.
Urban air quality can be improved with a combination of new bus procurements and exhaust retrofits.
The British Lung Foundation has released a new report mapping out levels of particulate matter around health centres across the UK highlighting potential risks.
£5 million competition invites ideas to reduce the cause of vehicle emissions, minimise the amount of particulates produced and improve air quality.
In celebration of Green Great Britain Week, leading retailers across the UK have pledged to encourage customers to buy cleaner fuels.
Ten areas to take forward new measures to improve air quality with government support.
A new team of experts officially start today, backed with £3 million of funding to help farmers reduce ammonia emissions from agriculture.
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) examiners will routinely check lorries they stop at the roadside for emissions cheat devices.
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