Large numbers of unborn children may be put at risk by idling car engines TIMES PHOTOGRAPHER BEN GURRWell-known charities today joined The Times in demanding tough new measures to combat air pollution amid fresh warnings that toxic fumes pose a health risk to unborn children. The heads of four charities said that the case for “immediate action” on air pollution was “incontestable”, insisting it was the biggest environmental threat to UK public health. In a letter to The Times, they urged the government to adopt more rigorous World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines on fine particles in the air by 2030. Currently, the UK has legal limits more than twice as high as those recommended by the WHO. The letter, which was signed by the heads of the British Heart Foundation, British Lung Foundation, Unicef UK and Asthma UK, said the new measures…

Source: The Times June 19, 2019 23:02 UTC