Urgent action needed to understand links between air pollution and mental health

Leading scientists are calling for urgent global action to better understand the links between air pollution and mental health. In a paper published by the British Journal of...

Giant baby appears in Rochdale to start conversation on climate change

Rochdale welcomed a remarkable guest this week: an 8.5-metre-tall baby girl named Lilly, who made a surprise appearance at the town hall. Lilly invited hundreds...

Low carbon network could be coming to Bury Town Centre

Bury Council is working with partners to explore the feasibility of installing a low carbon heat network in Bury town centre. Heat networks supply heat...

North West’s Water Supplier one of six accused of underreporting pollution in landmark legal...

Six water companies including the North West’s supplier United Utilities may have been breaking competition law by underreporting the number of pollution incidents In court...

Peatland struggles to recover over six years since catastrophic fire

A new survey on a fire-ravaged site has shed light on the struggle for natural environments to recover from catastrophic events. In 2018, a wildfire...

St Teresa’s RC Primary School wins £5,000 prize in Bolton’s sustainable house competition

St Teresa's RC Primary School in Little Lever has been crowned the winner of Bolton's local schools' sustainability competition, a creative initiative challenging primary...

Extinction Rebellion protesters occupy Manchester Office kicking off mass action against fossil fuel insurers

Eight women peacefully occupied Chubb Insurers at Abbey House, Booth Street, Manchester yesterday calling on the firm to stop insuring all new oil, gas...

United Utilities unveils new ambitious multi-million-pound investment plan for Windermere

New proposed investment of more than £150 million will help improve and protect water quality at England’s most iconic lake. United Utilities had previously put...

Greater Manchester preparing to submit updated Clean Air Plan proposal to government

Greater Manchester is preparing to submit an updated Clean Air Plan to government, as the latest air quality data shows improvements on local roads...

Misfiring incineration tax could heap billions of unfunded costs on councils

A new tax on the carbon emitted from burning waste could load billions of unavoidable costs on councils over the next decade instead of...