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London has the worst toxic air hotspots as Ella’s mother calls for change

London is still suffering from the worst fatality rate from air pollution in England, data shows

Evening Standard · Feb 15, 2023

Sadiq Khan heaps pressure on ministers and MPs to back Ella’s Law to cut toxic air in London

Ella’s mother Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah is due to speak to MPs in Parliament on Tuesday

Evening Standard · Jan 17, 2023

Mother’s plea: ‘Back Ella’s law to help save lives from toxic air’

MPs and ministers urged to make protection from pollution a human right

Evening Standard · Jan 12, 2023

Sadiq Khan, Sir Chris Whitty join public health leaders for air pollution talks

The move comes a week after Mr Khan announced the extension of London’s ultra-low emission zone.

The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2022

Black and Asian children with asthma make up highest number of hospital admissions

Toxic air can lead to children developing asthma and harmful emissions are higher in areas where Black, Asian and minority ethnic Londoners live

The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2022

The Standard View: Spending cuts and tax rises will be a hard sell for No 10

The mood music emanating from the Treasury ahead of the November 17 Autumn Statement is funereal: tax rises and spending cuts are imminent. Amid anaemic economic growth and following a mini-Budget that spooked the markets and saw the cost of borrowing rise, there is a clear need to make the…

Evening Standard · Nov 1, 2022

People of colour far likelier to live in England’s very high air pollution areas

Study finds minority ethnic people make up nearly half of populations in areas with very high NO2 or PM2.5 levels

The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2022

‘I’m very conscious of art-washing but we have to bloody well do something’: the show tackling air pollution

From a 1661 pamphlet imploring action on smog to works by Tacita Dean and Dryden Goodwin, In the Air gives artistic form to the stuff we draw into our lungs

The Guardian - UK · May 18, 2022