A leading fire officer has told an inquiry examining the most effective ways of clamping down on the use of sky lanterns that they seriously damage efforts to tackle climate change in England’s largest county.
Political leaders in Sheffield have been urged to prepare for when pollution levels rise again post-pandemic after halting plans to introduce a clean air charging zone in the city.
Taxi drivers and politicians in Leeds have hit back after the council revealed that it was putting plans to introduce the city’s long-awaited Clean Air Zone on hold, following the coronavirus outbreak.
