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Air pollution from traffic fumes contributed to the death of a Lewisham nine-year-old girl who died of a fatal asthma attack, a landmark ruling has found. Ella Kissi-Debrah is believed to be the first person in the UK to have air pollution listed as the cause of death on their death certificate, following the ruling by assistant coroner Philip Barlow at a second inquest into her death. Mr Barlow also said there was a "recognised failure" to cut levels of pollutant nitrogen dioxide to within limits set by EU and domestic law, which possibly contributed to her death. It marks the culmin...

Toxic air pollution exceeded legal levels in 800 roadside locations last year Campaigners said the figures needed to be more readily available to help people avoid the worst-affected areas 17 December 2020 • 7:00pm A pollution haze hangs over South East London, in a photo taken from The Shard skyscraper Credit: Matt Dunham /AP Poisonous air pollution exceeded legal thresholds on 800 major roadsides in the UK, Defra data reveals, after a landmark court victory blamed toxic air for a young girl's death. Levels of dangerous nitrogen dioxide, the exhaust chemical thought to have contributed to...

Politics “But what is government itself, but the greatest of all reflections on human nature?” –James Madison, Federalist 51 “They had one weapon left and both knew it: treachery.” –Frank Herbert, Dune “They had learned nothing, and forgotten nothing.” –Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord Democrats in Disarray “Stimulus talks could spill into weekend as lawmakers scramble to complete deal” [WaPo]. “Negotiators have cited significant progress in recent days as talks accelerated. Senior lawmakers aimed to unveil legislation as soon as Thursday. While several difficu...

Excessive air pollution contributed to nine-year-old’s death, coroner rules PA 16 December 2020, 1:42 pm Excessive air pollution from traffic fumes contributed to the death of a nine-year-old girl who died of a fatal asthma attack, a coroner has ruled. Ella Kissi-Debrah is believed to be the first person in the UK to have air pollution listed as the cause of death on their death certificate, following the ruling by assistant coroner Philip Barlow at a second inquest into her death. Mr Barlow also said there was a "recognised failure" to cut levels of pollutant nitrogen dioxide to within lim...

Air pollution from traffic fumes contributed to the death of a nine-year-old girl who died of a fatal asthma attack, a landmark ruling has found. Ella Kissi-Debrah is believed to be the first person in the UK to have air pollution listed as the cause of death on their death certificate, following the ruling by assistant coroner Philip Barlow at a second inquest into her death. Mr Barlow also said there was a “recognised failure” to cut levels of pollutant nitrogen dioxide to within limits set by EU and domestic law, which possibly contributed to her death. It marks the culmination of a lo...