Red alert for priority routes

EDF Europe calls for healthier Red Routes

Londoners living, working, visiting and going to school near to a Red Route are exposed to far greater levels of air pollution than elsewhere in the capital, warns Environmental Defense Fund Europe (EDF Europe). The campaign group says the most deprived Londoners are over six times more likely to live in areas with higher pollution than the least deprived. The organisation reports that NO2 pollution is, on average, 24-31% higher in areas where people from BAME backgrounds are most likely to...

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