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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.
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Revealed: The Impact of Winter Hill and Saddleworth Moor Fires on Air Quality in Greater Manchester (IPPR North)
The devastating fires at Winter Hill and Saddleworth Moor are likely to have had a shocking impact on the air breathed by people in Greater Manchester, according to new analysis by the leading think-tank for the North of England.
17th Dec 2018
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Show your support for the Chorlton to Manchester Cycle Way!
Love Your Bike, Manchester Friends of the Earth’s cycle campaign, have launched a simple online action to encourage people to show their support for the Chorlton to Manchester Cycle Way. [1]
5th Dec 2018
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Levenshulme parents air pollution investigation reveals shocking results (Levy Clean Air)
An investigation by a group of Levenshulme parents into air pollution across the Manchester suburb has revealed shocking levels of air pollution, either approaching or over illegal levels.
3rd Dec 2018
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Bike Friday: Support the Chorlton – Manchester Cycle Way!
On Friday 30th November, Love Your Bike are encouraging people to join the Chorlton Bike Friday route and show their support for the proposed Chorlton – Manchester Cycle Way.
29th Nov 2018
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Toxic air slips under the radar of parents, despite the huge risk it poses to children’s lungs
Survey data released today by Friends of the Earth found that only 10% of parents with a child of school age (4-16) were worried about their child breathing dirty air while on schoolgrounds, or on their way to or from … Continue reading
19th Sep 2018
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Imagine Different: Re-designing Manchester – one parking space at a time!
On Friday 21st September, Manchester Friends of the Earth is inviting people to join them to help redesign a car parking space in Manchester city centre into a picnic park complete with “grass”, plants, deckchairs, tea, cupcakes and sparkling conversation … Continue reading
18th Sep 2018
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News release: Get animated about air pollution!
Today, Tuesday 14th August, Manchester Friends of the Earth are launching a powerful animation to highlight the damage caused by air pollution in Greater Manchester. The animation, created by Hannah Langfield a Manchester-based motion designer, vividly shows the dangers of … Continue reading
14th Aug 2018
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Yorkshire and the North East’s air pollution epidemic: nearly 300 locations breaching limits
Data revealed by Friends of the Earth demonstrates the scale of air pollution across Yorkshire and the North East.
24th Jul 2018
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Get more people out of their cars and give them better public transport (Campaign for Better Transport)
Campaign for Better Transport responds to new Department for Transport (DfT) provisional road traffic estimates which show that motor vehicle traffic is still on the rise. In the year ending March 2018 car traffic increased by 0.5 per cent to … Continue reading
19th Jul 2018
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MPs who backed Heathrow expansion will be harshly judged by history, says Friends of the Earth
Third runway will intensify climate misery
26th Jun 2018
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Manchester Mayor falls short of convincing plan to clean up air pollution
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham commits to cleaning up buses and improving cycling infrastructure, but a charging Clean Air Zone would be the best method of reducing air pollution (as per legal requirements) in the shortest time possible
14th Jun 2018
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Cabinet backs Heathrow third runway – Friends of the Earth reaction
Heathrow expansion would be bad news for our climate and will bring more noise, air pollution and misery to local residents.
5th Jun 2018
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The government has today (22 May) launched its clean air strategy for consultation
Reacting to the launch of the government’s air quality strategy consultation, Oliver Hayes, clean air campaigner at Friends of the Earth, said: “Air pollution is estimated to cost the UK £20bn a year in NHS costs and days off sick, so … Continue reading
22nd May 2018
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UK to appear in EU court over failure to clean up dirty air
The European Commission announced today that the UK government is among the countries which will face the EU courts over continued failures to meet Nitrogen Dioxide standards set by the EU.
17th May 2018
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Government approves four lane road tunnel under the River Thames
Friends of the Earth, reacts to the Government’s approval of a new four lane road tunnel under the Thames between Greenwich and Newham
10th May 2018
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New report finds local transport is the main contributor to air pollution (Campaign for Better Transport)
Serious and urgent measures need to be taken by national Government and local Authorities to reduce local transport emissions to help improve air pollution, a new report has found. The report, Air pollution and transport: Time to clear the air? … Continue reading
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Close to 50 UK towns and cities fail to meet WHO standards for air pollution
Air pollution data revealed today shows that 49 UK towns and cities are at or over World Health Organisation (WHO) standards for fine particle air pollution (PM2.5) – with the expanded database uncovering new examples of dangerously polluted air across … Continue reading
1st May 2018
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Cycle campaigners call on Greater Manchester to “Vote for Cycling!”
On Friday 27th April, Manchester Friends of the Earth will be encouraging people across Greater Manchester to ‘Vote for Cycling’ when casting their vote in the local elections.
25th Apr 2018
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Royally polluted: air around rural royal residences breaching pollution limits
Data revealed by Friends of the Earth shows that escaping to the country does not necessarily mean an escape to clean air. Friends of the Earth has investigated the pollution levels of the air breathed by the royals at their … Continue reading
10th Apr 2018
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Government burns taxpayers money losing dirty air court cases
A freedom of information release obtained by Labour reveals that the Government has spent £500,000 losing clean air court cases.
5th Apr 2018
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