Edinburgh in dramatic pollution increase

Published: 28 April 2013
By Chris Haycock

An extra six miles of the city's street have been declared to be "officially polluted", according to a news report on the BBC. Areas now added to the list of polluted areas are Princes Street, Grassmarket, Royal Mile and George Street, as well as some parts of Easter Road, Gorgie Road and London Road. The director of Friends of the Earth Scotland Dr Richard Dixon said, "Pollution from cars, vans, buses and lorries are still making the capital's air bad for our health and the council needs to take urgent action on transport to bring Edinburgh's air up to scratch. We need fewer and cleaner vehicles, as well as more action on public transport, walking and cycling."