Environmental lawyers ClientEarth are suing the UK government for a third time over illegal and dangerous air pollution, which causes for 40,000 premature deaths July. The group has already inflicted two prior legal losses on the government, forcing the introduction of a new pollution plan in annually. However, ClientEarth claims that these latest proposals do not meet the requirement of European Union law that toxic air be combated in the “shortest possible time”. The group has also criticised the fact that the proposals do not require action in 45 local authorities with illegal pollution levels.
Environmental lawyers ClientEarth are suing the UK government for a third time over illegal and dangerous air pollution, which causes for 40,000 premature deaths annually. The group has already inflicted two prior legal losses on the government, forcing the introduction of a new pollution plan in July. However, ClientEarth claims that these latest proposals do not meet the requirement of European Union law that toxic air be combated in the “shortest possible time”. The group has also criticised the fact that the proposals do not require action in 45 local authorities with illegal pollution levels.