UK scientists urge inquiry into air pollution health inequality

150 scientists, MPs, and activists have written to the UK government urging an inquiry into the unequal health impacts of air pollution, citing IFS research showing lower-income areas in England have persistently higher pollution levels. The letter calls for action to protect lower-income and minority-ethnic communities. This is a policy advocacy development, not a new finding, but it signals growing political pressure on the government to address environmental health disparities.