European commission issues 'final warning' to UK over air pollution breaches

UK is one of five countries persistently contravening legal nitrogen dioxide levels with pollution from factories and vehicles, particularly diesel enginesThe European commission has sent a “final warning” to the UK for failing to address repeated breaches of legal air pollution limits in 16 areas including London, Birmingham, Leeds, and Glasgow. The UK is one of five countries served with the warning over persistent breaches of nitrogen dioxide ((NO2) levels, which come from sources