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WickedsDesire -> Government seeks clear air plan delay (4/24/2017 7:41:44 AM)
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Government seeks clear air plan delay
The UK government may face legal action after seeking to delay publishing its plan to tackle air pollution until after the general election.
The courts had given ministers until 16:00 on Monday to set out draft measures to combat illegal levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) pollution.
A 2016 court ruling said existing measures proposed by the government did not meet the requirements of law.
The general election is scheduled to take place on 8 June.
In a surprise move late on Friday, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) lodged a fresh application with the High Court to postpone publication of its draft clean air plan until after the election.
It argued to move was necessary in order to comply with election "purdah" rules limiting government announcements with political implications during the election period.
…… They say a three-month delay leaves 10,000 more likely to die as air pollution continues. Others will note that the policy is already seven years delayed so it's worth another three months' wait to win the clean air war……yes like whats another 10 000 deaths on the 280 000 deaths in that 7 year period. To me this is murder.
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