People in Sefton are facing increasing levels of pollution due to traffic from the nearby port, threatening the health of local residents in some of the borough’s most deprived areas, a council report states.
According to a new Sefton Council report, pollutants in the air brought about by heavy goods vehicles (HGV) related to traffic to and from Peel Ports is a “main ongoing priority” for the borough as pollution levels continue to rise.
Although there was a dip during the pandemic when the borough went into lockdown, since then the figures for 2021 show pollution levels continuing to increase.
