Air pollution: UK government's failed legal battles cost taxpayers ?500m

Documents show more than half a million pounds has been spent on failed court actions against clean air campaigners in less than 12 monthsThe UK government has spent more than half a million pounds on failed legal battles against clean air campaigners, according to newly released documents that underline the cost of weak action on pollution.The figures - obtained under a freedom of information request by the Labour party - show repeated court defeats are hurting taxpayers in addition to the growing health impact of air pollution, which kills as many as 40,000 people a year. Continue reading...