alt Hacker NewsI've needed my inhaler way less since the ULEZ came in.
Visiting London used to mean blowing your nose to black snot for a week afterwards, these days living in London it's pretty good.
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glenngillen • today at 2:52 AM
I've not lived in London for more than a decade. I always thought the black snot was from the Tube. Is it not?
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BrunoBernardino • today at 8:03 AM
Anecdotal, but similar situation here for me (I don't need an inhaler, but visiting London around 2015 meant blowing my nose to black snot for a week, and then back in 2024 it was completely fine)!
elric • today at 7:13 AM
More anecdata: I've been using my inhaler more since moving to a city with worse air quality than my previous location.
flipbrad • today at 6:07 AM
People don't fire their chimneys or have garden bonfires much any more, either.
ULEZ massively reduced the amount of NO2, which is a trigger for asthma. It also seems to have reduced the hospital admissions for heart related emergencies.
Sources:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c75q9d2pqyeo https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/12/emergenc...