by European Public Health Alliance | Mar 31, 2021 | Opinion
The Romanian Health Observatory has analysed actions aimed at combating air pollution taken by the 15 largest municipalities in Romania in the past two years. Unfortunately, the findings are not very encouraging. As in the previous 2018 edition of our ranking, none of...
by European Public Health Alliance | Mar 5, 2021 | Opinion
A new article published today by Transport & Environment (T&E) explains that claims that electric cars make air pollution worse are wrong. Toxic emissions from tailpipes of diesel and petrol cars have caused tens of thousands of premature deaths each year. The...
by European Public Health Alliance | Jan 18, 2021 | Consultation Responses, Opinion
As part of the European Green Deal, the EU plans to revise air quality standards with a legislative proposal by the end of 2022. In its response to the European Commission’s consultation on the revision of these rules, EPHA calls on the Commission to be bold...
by European Public Health Alliance | Dec 16, 2020 | Statements
A court in the United Kingdom has made legal history by ruling that air pollution is one of the causes of death of 9 year old Ella Kissi-Debrah, who lived near a busy road in London with her mother. Ella has become the first person in the UK – and potentially...
by European Public Health Alliance | Nov 24, 2020 | Opinion
The EU has the chance to reduce transport pollution costs of people living in cities by withdrawing the ‘backdoor to pollute’ exception for dirty diesel vehicles, EPHA says Is the EU helping or hindering cities’ fight against air pollution? The European Environment...