German tabloid Bild described the pollution as a “thick cloud of Polish smog”.
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Court scraps Poland’s first clean transport zone
Older, more polluting cars would have been banned from the city centre of Kraków.
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Polish government’s Clean Air programme to stop subsidising coal stoves
Higher income thresholds will also allow more people to benefit from thermo-modernisation subsidies.
Poland had Europe’s most polluted city in 2020 but air quality improved overall
Orzesze had an annual mean PM2.5 level four times the WHO target.
Poland’s public tries to clear the air
Maria Wilczek
But economic and bureaucratic obstacles stand in the way of tackling the smog.
Poland has EU’s worst air pollution, shows new report
It causes around 50,000 premature deaths in the country annually, finds the European Environment Agency.
Giant “lungs” tour Polish towns to show effects of air pollution
The “See What You Breathe” campaign will tour 18 towns.
Dangerous levels of air pollution in Polish children’s bodies, finds study
Their levels of black carbon were five times higher than children in France.
Poland seeks to give poorest households better access to funds for tackling air pollution
A loophole had previously prevented some households from accessing funds.
Cleaner lockdown air may have saved 800 lives in Poland – more than the official virus death toll
Reduced air pollution may have prevented almost 800 premature deaths in April.
Smog Alarm releases air quality ranking of Polish cities
Polish Smog Alarm, an NGO, has published its annual ranking of Polish cities with the worst average air quality.
