Council officers presented the annual Air Quality Action progress report to the scrutiny committee. Although they have installed many new monitors, officers struggled to respond to questions on impact and behaviour change.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
Ella's mother, Rosamund and her siblings unveiled the bronze statue, which stands close to where she lived and went to school. The statue is 1.37m (4 ft 6") tall, the same height that Ella was when she died tragically, aged nine.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
Campaigners made another appeal to the London mayor, calling for repurposing the tunnel for public transport, cyclists and active travel, for "the welfare of future generations .. and the sake of Londoners' health".| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
Campaign group Mums for Lungs are calling for a phase out of polluting diesel cars, SUVs and domestic wood burning to clean up Lewisham's air.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
The facility has been burning household waste since 1993, and much of that waste is plastics. But concerns about the chemicals in plastics, and the dangers of air pollution, have grown. Wales offers a vision of a different way to manage waste, with some councils recycling over 70% of waste.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
Imperial College London air quality experts warned of high ozone levels for Tuesday 12th August, due to the effect of strong sunshine and high temperatures on London's background pollution from road traffic.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
