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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
David Humphreys

Fears Liverpool John Lennon airport expansion could lead to air pollution deaths

Further expansion of Liverpool John Lennon Airport could lead to more deaths being recorded as a result of air pollution.

That is the view of an environmental campaigner after members of Liverpool Council confirmed a report would be drawn up to consider the impact of removing funding support from Liverpool John Lennon Airport (JLA).

Initially, Green Party members had sought for the local authority to strip funding entirely, with opposition councillors reluctantly accepting the report proposed by Labour Cllr Hetty Wood.

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