Judge blocks changes to Madrid anti-pollution plan
► Court will hear environmentalist lawsuit, halts proposed changes to plan ► Motorists again face fines for circulating downtown without required permits…
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Madrid’s 2015 air pollution levels violated EU legal limits for sixth year running, say environmentalists
• Data shows 13 of 24 monitoring stations surpassed EU limits for year • Air pollution levels in Spain’s capital city, Madrid,…
Madrid air pollution tops acceptable EU limits for third day, prompting city-centre parking restrictions
• Air quality hits 200 mcg of NO2 for third consecutive day • Carmena administration first to enact measures to combat pollution…
NO2 pollution and diesel linked to COVID-19 death rate
New research correlating air pollution levels and COVID-19 deaths in Europe has singled out the Spanish capital of Madrid and northern Italy…
Spain’s air pollution falls 55% during coronavirus crisis
Air pollution across Spain fell by more than half in the last two weeks of March, with air contamination in Madrid and…
Madrid Central cut emissions by 20 percent in first year
The Madrid Central anti-pollution plan put in place under the progressive administration of former Mayor Manuela Carmena significantly reduced air-contamination in Spain’s…
Madrileños protest changes to city’s air-pollution plan
► Thousands march through capital to protest changes to ‘Madrid Central’ plan ► Critics say Mayor aims to dismantle program to combat…
NGO files EU complaint over air pollution in Spain
• Ecologistas en Acción says Spain negligent over widespread high ozone levels • 1,800 premature deaths linked to dangerous ozone levels in…
Madrid mayor announces Air Quality Plan to curb non-resident traffic by 2017, ban all diesels by 2020
• New plan will extend non-local traffic limits to additional downtown areas • An initiative by Madrid activist mayor Manuela Carmena’s Ahora…
EU issues air quality ultimatum to Spanish government
► Spain one of nine countries given until next week to fix pollution problem ► The European Union has again cautioned Spain…