The Natural Built Environment Act could allow air quality standards to be circumvented. (Image: NZME)Public health specialists are warning proposed new environmental rules will make it easier for governments to circumvent air pollution standards, potentially leading to more deaths from air pollution.In a document created by the Public Health Communications Centre (PHCC), the lead author and Emissions Impossible director Lou Wickham has said the revised version of the Natural Environment Bill allows ministers to override air quality standards under certain circumstances. “The revised bill would allow ministers to authorise activities that...