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ULEZ linked to faster children’s lung growth, study finds

8/26/2026

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ULEZ Improves Lungs

London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) accelerated children’s lung growth, matching peers in Luton.
The CHILL study tracked over 3,400 children from 2018 to 2022.
London’s NO2 levels fell more than twice as fast as Luton’s after ULEZ, raising FEV1 by 10 mL per year.
Dr Helen Wood said the findings, published in The Lancet Public Health, were cited by Health Minister Karin Smyth.

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Kevin Rees Bombs

Kevin Rees, 62, placed a homemade bomb under a ULEZ camera in Sidcup, damaging nearby homes.
Conservative parties aired online scare ads targeting Mayor Sadiq Khan’s ULEZ, the last appearing over two years ago.
Anti-ULEZ Facebook groups “Blade Runners” now also oppose 20 mph zones, vaccine mandates and migrant-boat policies.
Diesel vehicles registered to London firms hit a 2025 record, prompting calls for a zero-emission freight zone.

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ULEZ Improves Lungs

London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) accelerated children’s lung growth, matching peers in Luton.
The CHILL study tracked over 3,400 children from 2018 to 2022.
London’s NO2 levels fell more than twice as fast as Luton’s after ULEZ, raising FEV1 by 10 mL per year.
Dr Helen Wood said the findings, published in The Lancet Public Health, were cited by Health Minister Karin Smyth.

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