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Ending Engine Idling

16 December 2025

Lunchtime 101: Air Pollution

Why is air pollution still a health risk in Scotland? And what can we do about it? This webinar hears from expert speakers discussing how we can guarantee our right to clean air ...

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2 July 2025

You must be choking: Little appetite from the Scottish Government to combat air pollution from engine idling

We recently celebrated Clean Air Day, which highlights the environmental and public health imperative to reduce air pollution and limit harmful emissions ...

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Councillors, health professionals, teachers and charities call on Scottish Government to cut air pollution from engine idling – press release
11 March 2025

Councillors, health professionals, teachers and charities call on Scottish Government to cut air pollution from engine idling – press release

A coalition of more than twenty organisations and individuals, including councillors, health professionals, teachers, and charities, have joined forces to urge the Scottish Government to better enforce the ban on engine idling ...

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Systemic failure to enforce engine idling ban is putting public health at risk – press release
12 August 2024

Systemic failure to enforce engine idling ban is putting public health at risk – press release

Engine idling is banned in Scotland because it releases toxic exhaust fumes that are harmful to human health and the environment. Yet despite numerous reports of idling, there has been a systemic failure to enforce the ban at air pollution hotspots ...

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