General Discussion
A Bill to establish the right to breathe clean air; to require the Secretary of State to achieve and maintain clean air in England and Wales; to involve Public Health England in setting and reviewing pollutants and their limits; to enhance the powers, duties and functions of the Environment Agency, the Committee on Climate Change, local authorities (including port authorities), the Civil Aviation Authority, Highways England, Historic England and Natural England in relation to air pollution; to establish a Citizens’ Commission for Clean Air with powers to institute or intervene in legal proceedings; to require the Secretary of State and the relevant national authorities to apply environmental principles in carrying out their duties under this Act and the clean air enactments; and for connected purposes.
How many are interested in this? None I suspect, but it is affecting all of us whether we like it or not. After your lungs have been damaged, there is no repair mechanism in place yet.
Well i suffer with Asthma and have just spent two weeks in the Lakes and have not once used my inhalers i arrive home last night and i am already using them and it's solely down to the air quality in the centre of Dawlish
My parter has Asthma and We have a Weekend home on Exmore and don't have to use her inhaler with the clean air, and as soon as we come back to Dawlish Exeter Road she has to use the inhaler a lot.
I do what I can to protect my health which I know is failing. And if I could improve my health (which I can't, it is progressive) then I would.
Moving to Exmoor would certainly be my main aim if it would help, but I know it wouldn't so there is no point in me doing it. Regarding what UPWITHIT has said, I would start packing and looking for somewhere to live on Exmoor, I wouldn't give it a second thought.
I do know of others that have moved to improve their health.
Is there any air quality data available for the centre of Dawlish i cant find any, and who is responsible for monotoring our air quality i presume its the Local Authority.
Where are the senors that monitor air quality in Dawlish?
Where is the data from those senors?
I have noted that a lot of school children (Who are most at risk) regularly travel through the marked area.