UK government faces second court battle over air pollution plans

High court to hear case against government's 'woefully inadequate' plans to tackle air pollution, just a year after losing in the supreme court

The UK government is to be sued in the high court over its air pollution plans, just a year after losing at the supreme court and being ordered to fulfil its legal duty to cut pollution rapidly.

A request for a new judicial review by environmental lawyers at ClientEarth was granted by a judge on Thursday.