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EarthSense, the air quality specialist, today announced the results of a project which demonstrated how Sandwell Borough Council is working on measures to improve air quality that could potentially save an estimated £37 million in future NHS costs over the next decade using a range of interventions to reduce air pollution and improve quality of life.

Earlier this month the United Kingdom Without Incineration Network (UKWIN), a network of anti-incineration campaigners founded in 2007, released a briefing entitled ‘Incinerators & Health: Fact or Fiction?’ raising concerns about how the furnaces are regulated. The briefing explores how statements made by the Environment Agency (EA), the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), and others to justify permitting waste incinerators are undermined by information revealed through information requests.