How does air pollution affect health?
Air pollution adversely impacts people’s health; the risk of developing diseases increases due to exposure to air pollution, such as cardiovascular diseases, respiratory diseases, and cancers (House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee,2010). Air quality has...
Widening of Moseley Road – cancelled
Hundreds of signatures were gathered by Birmingham Friends of the Earth and local people on a petition in 2019 against this road scheme. Transport West Midlands wanted to widen Moseley Road, adding another lane so as to allow for a part-time bus lane. This required...Guest Article – Giving a voice to HS2 opposition by John Hall
(The views expressed are those of the author and do not represent the policy of Friends of the Earth (Birmingham) Ltd or of Birmingham Friends of the Earth. Comments are welcome.) The Climate Crisis requires all of us to take some action. What the action individuals...
NOT Widening Moseley Road
We welcome the update on the WMCA scheme of 2019 given on BeHeard Birmingham. In the Revised scheme, the following have been taken out of the scheme; the widening of Moseley Road for a fourth lane, the narrowing of the pavements with removal of street trees through...
