Air quality minister leaves Defra for DWP
The air quality minister Therese Coffey has been appointed as the new works and pensions secretary in the aftermath of…
Sheffield powers up electric bin lorries with its own waste
Sheffield City Council is trialling electric bin lorries powered by the waste they have collected, which they say is a…
Independent review into Bath CAZ calls benefits ‘uncertain’
An independent review into Bath’s proposed Class C Clean Air Zone (CAZ) has said it is ‘uncertain’ if the measures…
Tower Hamlets partners with Sustrans for school streets
Tower Hamlets Council has appointed the charity Sustrans to deliver the first 11 school streets in the borough. According to…
London to get ‘UK’s first’ fully electric bus routes
Two of London’s bus routes will become exclusively electric, as the capital’s electric bus fleet becomes the largest in Europe….
EV battery research projects get £55m funding boost
A government-backed research body has announced awards of up to £55m to support projects which will help improve electric vehicle…
Portsmouth propose charging CAZ – but private cars not included
Portsmouth City Council has drawn up plans to introduce a charging Clean Air Zone (CAZ) after the government ordered it…
Bavaria MP’s could face prison over air pollution ‘inaction’
The European Court of Justice will consider sending Bavarian MPs to jail over ‘consistent inaction’ on air pollution. Environmental lawyers ClientEarth and…
