https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The Catalan regional government has issued a pollution alert for Barcelona that is set to last for the entire weekend, with people encouraged to take public transport and to reduce their speed on motorways. https://www.thelocal.es/20150109/smog-alert-issued-for-barcelona Fri, 09 Jan 2015 10:28:00 +0100 smog-alert-issued-for-barcelona Thirty-six percent of the Spanish population is exposed to unhealthy air pollution levels above EU safety limits, a new study by the World Health Organization has found. https://www.thelocal.es/20141009/168-million-spaniard-breathe-polluted-air-who Thu, 09 Oct 2014 18:38:00 +0200 168-million-spaniard-breathe-polluted-air-who Barcelona is planning to slash the price of travel on public transport during periods of high pollution in a bid to improve the city's air quality. https://www.thelocal.es/20140923/barcelona-to-drop-public-transport-prices-on-days-of-high-pollution Tue, 23 Sep 2014 12:25:00 +0200 barcelona-to-drop-public-transport-prices-on-days-of-high-pollution Traffic-blighted Madrid is to see a new approach to cars in the city centre, according to a new City Hall plan to which a leading Spanish newspaper has had access. https://www.thelocal.es/20140509/smog-hit-madrid-to-wage-war-on-cars Fri, 09 May 2014 14:56:00 +0200 smog-hit-madrid-to-wage-war-on-cars Spain saw its carbon dioxide emissions drop 12.6 percent in 2013, the third highest fall in the European Union. The news came on the same day as the World Health Organization issued a warning about the risks of air pollution. https://www.thelocal.es/20140508/revealed-spains-most-polluted-city-who-environment Thu, 08 May 2014 11:30:00 +0200 revealed-spains-most-polluted-city-who-environment