<p>Letter from 150 scientists, MPs and activists calls for action to protect lower-income and minority-ethnic communities</p><p>The government must hold an inquiry into the unequal impacts of air pollution, 150 scientists, MPs and activists have urged.</p><p><a href="https://ifs.org.uk/publications/exposure-air-pollution-england-2003-23">Research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies</a> shows that across England, lower-income areas have persistently higher levels of air pollution than wealthier areas.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/19/andy-burnham-government-inquiry-unequal-health-impacts-air-pollution">Continue reading...</a>
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Burnham urged to launch inquiry into unequal health impacts of air pollution
<p>Letter from 150 scientists, MPs and activists calls for action to protect lower-income and minority-ethnic communities</p><p>The government must hold an inquiry into the unequal impacts of air pollution, 150 scientists, MPs and activists have urged.</p><p><a href="https://ifs.org.uk/publications/exposure-air-pollution-england-2003-23">Research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies</a> shows that across England, lower-income areas have persistently higher levels of air pollution than wealthier areas.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/19/andy-burnham-government-inquiry-unequal-health-impacts-air-pollution">Continue reading...</a>