Manchester Friends of the Earth | Archive of website content

POSTS ARCHIVE

Our website contains a variety of items dating back to 2001. You can use this archive to explore by year, campaign theme, specific campaign, and category. See also our new releases, our media appearances and our newsletters.

YEARS

2020

CAMPAIGNS

TRANSPORT

Our objection to the Council’s application to turn Central Retail Park into a 440 space car park

transport

6th Aug 2019

Manchester Friends of the Earth have submitted an objection to the planning application to turn the derelict Central Retail Park into a temporary (5-years plus) 440 space car park.

Letter to Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs : re draft Greater Manchester Clean Air Plan

transport

17th May 2019

Manchester Friends of the Earth are writing to you regarding Greater Manchester’s Clean Air Plan – Tackling Nitrogen Dioxide Exceedances at the Roadside – Outline Business Case.

Our response to DEFRA’s Clean Air Strategy consultation

transport

13th Aug 2018

DEFRA recently consulted on the Government's draft Clean Air Strategy. Here's an introduction to our response and why we need both national and local government to take urgent action to clean up our toxic and illegal air.

Manchester Friends of the Earth response to the South East Manchester Multi Modal Study (SEMMMs) Refresh consultation

transport

18th Jul 2018

Stockport Council recently consulted on a ‘Refreshed’ SEMMMs transport strategy. SEMMMs is supposed to be the South East Manchester Multi-Modal Strategy. Unfortunately, over the lifespan of SEMMMs most of the focus has been on building new roads or widening existing …

Our response to DEFRA consultation on Improving Air Quality

transport

15th Jun 2017

On 15th June 2017, we submitted this response to the Government’s plans for tackling nitrogen oxide pollution in our towns and cities. With thanks to Client Earth for their guidance on these issues and this particular consultation.

Response to Low-emission Strategy and Air Quality Action Plan

transport

4th May 2016

Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) have consulted on the Greater Manchester Low-Emission Strategy and Air Quality Action Plan (pdf). Manchester Friends of the Earth submitted our response to the consultation (pdf) on 29th April 2016. See below for the introductory comments and the pdf link …

Our objection to the Council’s application to turn Central Retail Park into a 440 space car park

Letter to Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs : re draft Greater Manchester Clean Air Plan

Our response to DEFRA’s Clean Air Strategy consultation

Manchester Friends of the Earth response to the South East Manchester Multi Modal Study (SEMMMs) Refresh consultation

Our response to DEFRA consultation on Improving Air Quality

Response to Low-emission Strategy and Air Quality Action Plan

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