In 2013, Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah was just 9 years old when she suddenly passed away having suffered an acute asthma attack. More than seven years on, a landmark inquest was launched to understand if ...

A new law to enshrine the human right to clean air has passed in the House of Lords and now heads to the Commons to be scrutinised by MPs. The Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill, also known as Ella's Law, ...

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A mother's fight for justice over her daughter's death from air pollution 'is finally over' after she received a formal apology from the government as they settled a legal case over the tragedy. Ella ...

A mother whose nine-year-old daughter became the first person in the UK to have air pollution recognised as a factor in her death said she was "never going to win" despite settling legal action with ...

London — Air pollution "made a material contribution" to the death of nine-year-old London schoolgirl Ella Kissi-Debrah, a U.K. coroner ruled on Wednesday. The landmark ruling is the first time air ...

A landmark inquest has finally put a name and face to the human cost of air pollution – an environmental crisis estimated to kill up to 36,000 people in the UK and 7 million globally each year. On 16 ...

A nine-year-old girl who died following an asthma attack has become the first person in the UK to have air pollution listed as a cause of death. Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, who lived near the South ...

LONDON — The British government has apologized for the death of a 9-year-old girl who is believed to be the first person in the U.K. to have air pollution listed on her death certificate, after a ...

A 9-year-old girl who died after an asthma attack is thought to be the first person in the world to have air pollution listed as a cause of death in a landmark coroner’s ruling. Ella Kissi-Debrah ...