U.K. Receives Final Warning From EU Over Air Pollution Levels
- Commission may escalate issue to European Court of Justice
- Germany, France, Spain and Italy also warned about pollution
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The European Commission issued a final warning to the U.K. and other member states over air pollution levels and said it may escalate the matter to the bloc’s highest court.
The U.K. has been in breach of European Union air quality laws since 2010, surpassing the annual limit just five days into 2017. England’s High Court of Justice ruled the lack of government action over the pollution was illegal in a November ruling. Smog levels were worse in London than in Beijing at times last month.