Latest Pollution News from ´ºÓêÖ±²¥ City Council /rss/20076/news Jadu CMS http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Mon, 16 Jun 2025 00:44:02 +0000 Mon, 16 Jun 2025 00:44:02 +0000 Pledge to make a difference this Clean Air Day /news/article/892/pledge_to_make_a_difference_this_clean_air_day ´ºÓêÖ±²¥ City Council will celebrate Clean Air Day on 17 June with a week-long engagement event in the city centre, designed to encourage people to consider how they can help reduce air pollution. Wed, 16 Jun 2021 14:19:00 +0100 Car Free School Streets are coming to ´ºÓêÖ±²¥ /news/article/445/car_free_school_streets_are_coming_to_birmingham A pioneering scheme that closes roads around schools to motorised traffic for up to an hour at the start and end of the school day is being piloted in ´ºÓêÖ±²¥ from this September. Tue, 09 Jul 2019 12:02:00 +0100 Joint statement from ´ºÓêÖ±²¥ City Council and Leeds City Council regarding Clean Air Zone delays /news/article/433/joint_statement_from_birmingham_city_council_and_leeds_city_council_regarding_clean_air_zone_delays The introduction of the UK’s first Clean Air Zones is to be significantly postponed due to a Government delay in delivering digital systems required to make the zones operational and enforceable. Tue, 18 Jun 2019 12:01:00 +0100 £15m, or 39%, of Clean Air Fund support earmarked for taxi drivers /news/article/408/15m_or_39_of_clean_air_fund_support_earmarked_for_taxi_drivers Cllr Waseem Zaffar, cabinet member for transport and environment, explains why the city council has earmarked 39% of its Clean Air Fund support from government for taxi drivers Tue, 23 Apr 2019 13:50:00 +0100 Government approval for ´ºÓêÖ±²¥ Clean Air Zone plans /news/article/385/government_approval_for_birmingham_clean_air_zone_plans ´ºÓêÖ±²¥ City Council’s plan for a Clean Air Zone to help tackle the problem of air pollution in the city has received Government approval. Wed, 13 Mar 2019 08:20:00 +0000 Council to consult on Clean Air Strategy for ´ºÓêÖ±²¥ /news/article/351/council_to_consult_on_clean_air_strategy_for_birmingham Cabinet is set to agree the launch of a consultation seeking the city’s input into a wide-ranging strategy to help deliver cleaner air across the whole of ´ºÓêÖ±²¥. Fri, 11 Jan 2019 17:45:00 +0000 Council publishes Full Business Case for ´ºÓêÖ±²¥ Clean Air Zone /news/article/340/council_publishes_full_business_case_for_birmingham_clean_air_zone ´ºÓêÖ±²¥ City Council has published its final proposals for a Clean Air Zone to help tackle the problem of air pollution in the city. Fri, 07 Dec 2018 17:07:00 +0000 Clean Air Zone consultation plans to go before Cabinet /news/article/285/clean_air_zone_consultation_plans_to_go_before_cabinet Cabinet is being asked to give the go-ahead for the council to consult on plans to reduce air pollution in ´ºÓêÖ±²¥ and protect the health of those who live and work in the city. Tue, 19 Jun 2018 09:24:00 +0100 Cleaner cabs project scoops National Air Quality Award /news/article/195/cleaner_cabs_project_scoops_national_air_quality_award A pioneering project to retrofit Hackney carriages in ´ºÓêÖ±²¥ with cleaner, greener LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) engines has won a national award. Fri, 24 Nov 2017 17:25:00 +0000 Cleaner hydrogen buses to be given green light /news/article/178/cleaner_hydrogen_buses_to_be_given_green_light Cabinet is being asked to approve a pilot scheme which will see at least 20 new cleaner, zero emission hydrogen-fuelled buses take to ´ºÓêÖ±²¥â€™s roads. Mon, 23 Oct 2017 10:15:00 +0100