‘A really striking effort to make a change’: Media City leads the way for plastic-free businesses
Over 80% of businesses in Media City have ditched plastic straws, according to a new survey.
Clean air zones proposed for Manchester as pollution levels continue to rise
Drivers of lorries, buses, taxis and coaches could face penalties for entering one of four designated areas from A-D.
On this day: December 9, 1952 – Thousands left dead after Great Smog of London wreaks four days of havoc
The Great Smog of London is reportedly the worst air-pollution event in the history of the United Kingdom.
Oxford Road cycling bodies hope ‘Dutch’ Clean Air Week message has hit home
Organisers of a special bike ride last month – celebrating the opening of the Oxford Road corridor cycle route and forming part of Clean Air Week – hope attitudes will have changed ahead of the government’s Air Quality Plan.
‘I could see flames forming’: Astronaut talks about life in space during Manchester visit
Don Thomas has been visiting schools in Manchester as part of a world-wide tour to promote the Visitor Complex at Florida’s Kennedy Space Centre.
‘Matter of will and focus’: Manchester leaders unite in pledge to combat climate change after Paris summit
As the COP21 Climate Change Summit comes to an end in Paris and the global agreement due to be agreed today, we are left wondering how this will filter down to Greater Manchester.
Manchester council collect £60k litter fines – more than previous four years combined
The council’s mission to keep Manchester clean has resulted in a staggering increase in people being hit with fines, with more offenders last year than the previous four put together.
Manchester public transport can save THOUSANDS of lives, claims green campaign group
More than 2,000 premature deaths could be prevented every year in Manchester by taking public transport, an environmental group has warned.
‘It’s time to tackle air pollution’: Manchester group back Supreme Court order
A Manchester environmental group has backed a Supreme Court order demanding the Government to develop a new plan to tackle illegal levels of air pollution.
Funds to save lungs: Clean air group plead for donations to sustain tests into ‘unsafe’ M60 toxic gas levels
BCAG have already started a programme to monitor the air pollution in the Davyhulme and Urmston area, so that they can get a base line before the Davyhulme incinerator becomes operational
Green, mean planting machine: Eco group help polluted Manchester turn over a new leaf
A Manchester environmental group are hitting back against smog after the city was branded the third-worst in England for air pollution – and their plans are blossoming.