Top UK health bodies demand new clean air act

Royal College of Nursing, British Medical Association and BMJ among those calling for shake-up to tackle toxic air crisisThe UK's leading health professionals are calling on the government to implement the biggest shake-up of air quality legislation for 60 years in an effort to tackle the country's growing air pollution crisis.The UK Health Alliance on Climate Change (UKHACC) - representing major medical bodies including the Royal College of Nursing, the British Medical Association and the BMJ - is demanding ministers introduce a new clean air act amid growing concern about the devastating health impacts of the country's toxic air. Continue reading...