Air pollution: the battle to save Britain from suffocation

As environmentalists turn to the courts to make the government clean up its act, we survey a week of victories for ClientEarth and its founder, James ThorntonIt has been a richly satisfying week for James Thornton, founder and chief executive of the environmental law group ClientEarth. On Tuesday the government admitted defeat in its lengthy battle with the firm over atmospheric pollution and pledged that it would publish its strategy to improve air quality in Britain – which it did on Fri