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Sign our open letter for a Clean Air Act
29th April 2026
We've written an open letter to the Prime Minister asking him to deliver a Clean Air Act - sign before 10th May to urge him to act.
3 questions to ask canvassers about air pollution
16th April 2026
Not sure what to say to canvassers about air pollution? Download our handy PDF, keep it by the front door, and use it to engage with party representatives when they knock on your door.
School Streets Campaigning Guides
20th March 2026
Our School Streets campaigning guides tell you everything there is to know about School Streets. Download them here, then get in touch if you’d like a School Street at your school.
Dr Alice Willson - Spine Challenger North guest blog
18th March 2026
In this guest blog, Dr Alice Willson writes about her experience running the 160 mile Spine Challenger North ultramarathon in January.
We’re hiring
11th March 2026
Would you like to work with Mums for Lungs? We’re hiring a West Bromwich Spokesperson.
Responding to the DEFRA wood burning consultation
10th February 2026
Read our guidance on how to respond to DEFRA’s wood burning consultation - deadline 19th March. This is a critical moment to get your voice heard by the government.
Join the Clean Air Crowd!
3rd February 2026
We're doing something new. Come and take part in our 7- day air pollution challenge: 7 easy actions, 7 days, big impact!
Environmental Audit Committee chooses air pollution for its next inquiry
8th January 2026
We’re delighted to have contributed to ensuring that the Environmental Audit Committee chose air pollution for its next inquiry.
Clean Air Night posters
8th January 2026
Our Clean Air Night poster campaign highlights the air pollution and health impact of burning wood to heat your home.
Revised PM2.5 targets in the EIP
1st December 2025
We’re cautiously optimistic about the government’s revised Environmental Improvement Plan, published today.
Greater Manchester School Streets
19th November 2025
Get in touch with us if you’d like a safer, healthier school run in GM!
Air pollution budgets cut by 99% as illegal levels of pollution continue for 11 million
18th November 2025
New FOI data shows that air quality budgets have been cut to just £1.5 million a year, from a high of £225 million in 2020/21, despite nearly 11 million people living in areas with illegal levels of NO2 pollution.
Christmas Cards 2025
5th November 2025
Our Christmas cards are back by popular demand! Join us in sending season’s greetings while also sharing simple ideas on reducing air pollution in our everyday lives.
Wood burning flyer
5th November 2025
It is an uncomfortable truth that wood burning creates a huge amount of air pollution in the UK. Please join us in raising awareness of this difficult-to-talk-about issue by downloading our flyer…
The Big Choke: domestic burning complaints rise 65% with barely any enforcement action
22nd October 2025
Our latest research reveals that over 15,000 complaints about domestic burning were made between September 2024 & August 2025, with barely a handful of fines issued and not a single prosecution pursued.
Dieselgate trial begins
14th October 2025
Yesterday we gathered at the Royal Courts of Justice on day one of the Pan NOx emissions High Court trial, to show why car manufacturers need to be held to account, and why the Government must finally act on this decade-long scandal.
“A preventable health crisis” - our latest research on London hospital admissions
27th August 2025
Our latest research has revealed that 120,000 children were admitted to hospital or taken to A&E in London last year with serious breathing problems.
Dieselgate court case win
30th July 2025
We are absolutely delighted to report that last Friday, the High Court ordered car manufacturers to release unredacted documents ahead of October’s Dieselgate trial, granting our application to the court in full.
The case for School Streets - a briefing for councils
July 2025
Read our School Streets briefing for councils, which includes our latest research on how School Streets enforced with cameras are proving to be cost-neutral within two years.
Mums for Lungs calls for public transparency in Dieselgate hearing
10th July 2025
As part of our ongoing Dieselgate campaign, we attended the Pan-NOx Emissions Group Litigation hearing at the High Court this week. This is the next stage in our campaign to ensure public transparency and open justice in the upcoming £6 billion Dieselgate trial, scheduled for October.