More than 1,000 people took part in a recent consultation about air pollution in Northampton.
There have been multiple protests this year about the quality of air in NorthamptonshireWest Northamptonshire Council resubmitted its Air Quality Action Plan to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs following input from more than 1,000 members of the public in an effort to reduce pollution.- symbolising fatalities linked to toxic air - during one of the recent protests at council meetings over the issue.
Conservative deputy leader Matt Golby said the council was "committed" to improving air quality in the countyin 2022 concluded that people in Northampton inhaled the equivalent of 189 cigarettes per year, more than any other city in the UK. The council said it would look to conduct research into domestic fuel burning habits and that it had secured funding to raise awareness about the air pollution caused by other fuel burning types.Additionally, the council plans to advance a strategy to improve electric vehicle infrastructure across the area.
Mr Golby added: "Although levels across West Northants generally fall within government limits, we know there is more work to be done.
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