Environment

Community organisations who want a share of a £165000 fund to help make Liverpool a greener city are being urged to get their applications in soon. The money is part of the Merseyside Recycling & Waste Authority and Veolia Community...

SUV owners near Allerton Road awoke on Tuesday to find their tyres deflated by climate activists. The 'Tyre Extinguishers' struck SUV tyres across the country this week, including a number of vehicles in Liverpool. SUVs are highly-polluting vehicles and so the...

A new campaign is urging Merseyside residents to recycle more and waste less by using the right bins for their rubbish. Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority aims to ensure that residents are putting their rubbish in the correct bins to...

Liverpool charity Papercup Project is now set to open a new coffee shop that will train rough sleepers. Estimates from the Office for National Statistics suggest 29 homeless deaths were registered in Liverpool last year. Many homeless people will be staying with family or friends, or...

Renewable energy technology in the UK has been boosted by a new transatlantic partnership headed by a North West company. Energy group Task Contract Solutions Ltd, based at Burscough, has signed an exclusive partnership deal with US energy company Hover...

A very rare plant species thought to be extinct has been discovered in Knowsley. Described as a “super duper beastie”, the rare thin-spiked wood sedge (carex strigosa) which has strap-shaped leaves and tiny white or brown flowers was discovered by...

An oil spillage in the Irish sea is set to disrupt the local coastline in the upcoming weeks and months, according to Sefton Borough Council. It is thought that almost 80,000 litres were released into the sea after a pipe...

Merseyside is preparing to be hit by two storms this week. Strong gusts of winds up to 60mph, which are likely to cause damage and disruptions, have been forecast. The Met Office has extended its “danger to life” weather warning to...

An EU project is introducing new green corridors across Liverpool City Region to help tackle climate change. The URBAN GreenUP project has been awarded nearly £3.5m through the Horizon 2020 programme. Partners in this five-year innovative project include Liverpool City Council,...

Merseyside residents are being urged to keep their old electrical items out of the bin and recycle them instead. £370m in materials like gold, copper, aluminium and steel are wasted each year due to electrical appliances that are not properly...