Three in five neighbourhoods in Preston are exposed to dangerously high air pollution, a new analysis has found.
Analysis from Friends of the Earth, an environmental organisation, shows more than 36.1 million people in England and Wales, including 8 million children, were breathing air with hazardous levels of nitrogen dioxide in 2022. It comes as the Government announced it was pushing back the deadline for several environmental policies such as the ban on sales of new diesel and petrol cars, which are significant contributors to greenhouse gas emissions.
This meant approximately 55,000 people were breathing polluted air in the area in 2022, which has been linked to up to 36,000 premature deaths every year in the UK. There were 31 schools in the areas of Chorley where the dirty air was recorded, affecting 12,000 children. South Ribble A third of neighbourhoods in South Ribble are exposed to dangerously high air pollution, a new analysis has found.
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