Environment

A CGI mock up included in a report about the Mersey tidal power project. Credit: Liverpool City Region Combined Authority

Could we soon be cycling across Mersey on new tidal barrage bridge?

An aerial view of Fiddlers Ferry Power Station which was decommissioned in 2020 and is in the process of being demolished. Photo: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Fiddlers Ferry cooling towers to be demolished in huge explosion

An aerial view of Fiddlers Ferry Power Station which was decommissioned in 2020 and is in the process of being demolished. Photo: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Fiddlers Ferry cooling towers to be demolished in explosion

Fly-tipping. Photo: LDRS (illustrative purposes only)

Shockingly low percentage of fly tipping incidents result in fines

Pollution from the exhaust of cars in the city. Image: Nady - stock.adobe.com

Dangerously high air pollution in all Liverpool neighbourhoods

A glimpse of the sea through gnarled pine trees and sand dunes in Formby. Image: Dominic Raynor

Easy family walk with lizards, secret beach and fairytale trees

Liverpool ONE retailers are being asked to close their doors this winter. Photo by Emma Dukes.

Liverpool ONE stores set to close their doors this winter

Draining sewage from pipe into river. Image: freeman83 - stock.adobe.com

More than 1,000 raw sewage overflows in St Helens last year

Wayhoh Reservoir in Edgworth, Lancashire. There has been almost no rain in England for the last three weeks, while many rivers in the north and West Midlands are notably or exceptionally low, new figures show. Less than one millimetre has fallen in the South East and North East since May 31, with the rest of England seeing no rain at all. Picture date: Thursday June 8, 2023.

More than 2000 sewage overflows in Wirral last year - pollution map

A sharks, porpoise and herring gull found dead on the Merseyside coast.

Call to ban ‘evil trade’ killing sharks and dolphins on our coast

A dead seagull on a beach.

Warning issued after dead birds wash up on Merseyside coast

A leafy housing estate. Image: Woodland Trust

Woodland Trust urges council to retro-fit trees into housing estates

Changes to Conway Street and Europa Boulevard with new walking and cycle lanes are one of the projects being supported by government funding. Credit: Wirral Council

Council plans to spend £86m on regeneration this year

Rising sea levels study reveals which towns could soon be flooded

This family stroll takes in pinewoods, sand dunes, rare wildlife and ends at a secluded beach with stunning views.

Family walk with rare wildlife, a secret beach and stunning views

Steven Mayes with the Bluemouth Rockfish. Credit: Steven Mayes

‘Very rare’ venomous fish found near popular beach

The Sefton neighbourhoods with the worst air pollution

Residents in some areas of Wirral are living with higher levels of air pollution than their neighbours in other parts, official government estimates show. Image: khunkorn - stock.adobe.com

The Wirral neighbourhoods with the worst air pollution

These parts of Liverpool have the worst air quality.

The Liverpool neighbourhoods with the worst air pollution

Cutting out red meat once a week could make a huge difference. Image: Adobe Stock

Earth Day: How Scousers could save 37m showers worth of water per year

Pictured: Metal tins are compressed and stacked at the city's recycling centre. Picture: Habibur Rahman

10,000 tonnes of Liverpool recycling waste rejected for wrong bin use

The garden will be filled with flowers, plants and even chess tables. Image: Baltic Triangle CIC/Peter Lloyd

Garden oasis planned for Baltic Triangle ahead of Eurovision

We take a look at the neighbourhoods that have the most trees.

The leafiest neighbourhoods in Knowsley revealed

These areas have the highest tree cover.

The leafiest neighbourhoods in St Helens revealed

Sefton’s leafiest neighbourhoods

The leafiest neighbourhoods in Sefton revealed

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The 11 neighbourhoods with the worst air pollution in Sefton

The leafiest neighbourhoods in Liverpool revealed

These are the most polluted parts of Wirral. Image: Daniel LEAL/AFP/Getty

The 15 neighbourhoods with the worst air pollution in Wirral

These neighbourhoods have the most trees. Image: trongnguyen - stock.adobe.com

Wirral’s greenest areas: how does your neighbourhood rate?

Liverpool Pier Head, Cunard Building. Image: coward_lion - stock.adobe.com

Liverpool’s least green areas: how does your neighbourhood rate?

These parts of Liverpool have the worst air quality.

The 15 neighbourhoods with the worst air pollution in Liverpool

Air pollution: 11 Liverpool neighbourhoods with the best air quality

Before and after images of how Formby and Hightown might look if sea levels rose by 5ft. Image: floodmap.net

Coastal towns could be engulfed by 5ft sea level rise in just 40 years

Ben Coba with a starry smooth-hound shark caught in Seacombe. Credit: Wirral Sea Angling Academy

Sharks spotted in River Mersey as estuary enjoys ‘remarkable recovery’

A flytipper caught on camera in Old Swan. Image: Liverpool City Council/twitter

Flytipper blamed spider on his arm for dumping illegal waste

A man makes a phone call next to his car submerged in flood water. Image: bartsadowski - stock.adobe.com

Two Merseyside areas face the biggest increase in flood risk in the UK

The strikes in Wirral will run until December 10. Image: Kzenon - stock.adobe.com

Merseyside bin collections cancelled as Biffa workers strike

View of the business centre of Liverpool through Queens Dock. Image: dudlajzov - stock.adobe.com

Liverpool deemed one of least ‘green’ urban city centres in Britain

Belted Galloway cow on Ainsdale’s sand dunes. Image: John Dempsey

Ever seen a cow grazing on a sand dune? Why it’s happening in Sefton

Image: Scott Walsh via Unsplash

Wirral Fox Rescue: How to help struggling cubs during tough autumn

Air pollution rate at St Anne’s Church of England Primary School, Prescot Road.

Revealed: Liverpool’s top 12 polluted primary schools

A distinctive Liverpool wheelie bin. Image: Jason Wells - stock.adobe.com

City to clamp down on costly misuse of Liverpool’s iconic purple bins

One of Liverpool’s new subterranean super-bins is lowered into position. Image: Liverpool City Council

New £1.5m underground super-bin scheme launches in Liverpool

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Air pollution in Merseyside above WHO safety limits, data shows

Diverted traffic build up on The Strand. Image: Emma Dukes/LiverpoolWorld

City centre ‘carnage’ as Car Free Day event ends in ‘disaster’

Simon shows off his bike. Image: Emma Dukes/LiverpoolWorld

‘What if it was like this all the time?’ - Strand closed to traffic

Climate change: 3,500 people at high risk of flooding across Liverpool

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Night buses will return to Liverpool this Christmas. Photo: Merseytravel

'Safer, cheaper and easier' - Night buses return to Liverpool

Inside proposed new food hall in unexpected Liverpool location. Image: Studio 256

Inside the new food hall in unexpected city centre location

Police on scene as gun shots fired in Bootle