17th June 2021 is Clean Air Day. This year the focus in on protecting children’s health. Children exposed to high levels of air pollution can suffer life-long health problems including low birth weights, poor lung development and reduced IQ. To…
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Following a number of complaints about idling vehicles in the short stay car park at York station a pop-up ‘Kick the Habit’ anti-idling campaign was arranged as part of York’s Clean Air Day 2020 activities. A large number of temporary…
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Over 30,000 deaths a year nationally are linked to air pollution, and children are suffering life-long health problems as a result of poor air quality.* City of York Council is launching a new hard-hitting campaign to help tackle this problem…
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A package of measures aimed at deterring stationary vehicles from idling was approved at a Joint Decision Session of the Executive Member for Planning and Transport, and Executive Member for the Environment, on 7th February 2019. It was agreed that…
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Lots of people in York did! Staff from CYC, the University of York, York NHS and Amey, along with some local councillors spent the day encouraging people to switch off their engines whilst waiting and thanking those that had already…
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