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Clean Air Acts
United Kingdom [1956, 1968]
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air pollution in London
- In London: Smog and air pollution
…alleviated by parliamentary legislation (the Clean Air Acts of 1956 and 1968) outlawing the burning of coal, combined with the clearance of older housing and the loss of manufacturing.
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Great Smog of London
- In Great Smog of London: Aftermath
…British government ultimately passed the Clean Air Act four years later, in 1956, as a direct response to the lethal fog. The act established smoke-free areas throughout the city and restricted the burning of coal in domestic fires as well as in industrial furnaces. Moreover, homeowners were offered grants that…
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role of Adams
- In Richard Adams
…cowrote the version of the Clean Air Act passed that year.)
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