Study: Pollution threatens nature in quarter of England's neighbourhoods

Michael Holder
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Study: Pollution threatens nature in quarter of England's neighbourhoods

Damaging levels of water, air, noise, and light pollution found in thousands of areas across England, according to Friends of the Earth

Levels of air, water, noise or light pollution that are unsafe for wildlife have been found in more than a quarter of neighbourhoods across England, prompting calls for the government to enshrine a right...

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