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Nature and Environment

From filthy air in Victorian London to cleaner air today

November 5, 2020

Air pollution is a massive problem in many cities all over the world. Charles Dickens wrote about London's "dirty air" 150 years ago. But things have changed. How has the British capital achieved such an improvement in air quality?

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