Air pollution is responsible for about 1,700 premature deaths in Ireland every year. Photograph: Getty Images
Legal and health experts are pushing for a toughening of Ireland’s approach to air pollution as new air quality standards loom.
Their call comes as the Government prepares to update its clean air strategy which commits to reducing pollution to World Health Organisation (WHO) standards but has yet to achieve the required results.
A public consultation on the strategy is open until February 20th and members of the Climate and Health Alliance will raise the issue with politicians in Leinste
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