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Glasgow Transport Plans Must Step Up to Deliver Clean Air

As a public consultation on transport plans for Glasgow’s city centre closes this Saturday, campaign group Friends of the Earth Scotland warns that the plans do not go far enough…

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Air pollution peak hotspots revealed

The Government has released official figures which show that air pollution “spikes” on some of Scotland’s busiest streets breached Scottish standards in 2013, creating immediate health risks. (1) Environment group…

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Shocking death toll from air pollution at local level revealed

Air Pollution has been linked to 2094 deaths every year in regions across Scotland, with a total of nearly 22,500 life-years lost, new statistics for every council area in Scotland…

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Price of motoring must reflect human cost of driving

Reacting to Reform Scotland’s “Pay as your drive – the road to a better future” Report which calls for current motoring taxes to be scrapped and replaced by a fairer…

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Aberdeen bypass appeal rejection major blow to climate and healthy transport

The news today (29 February) that the legal challenge against the planned Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route has been rejected, was met with dismay from Scotland’s leading environmental and transport campaigners….

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Ministers present cuts for sustainable transport as new investment

Friends of the Earth Scotland and Transform Scotland, the sustainable transport alliance, have today (Wednesday 18 January) criticised the Scottish Government’s presentation of its Future Transport Fund as a “boost…

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SNP road-building plans largest since Thatcher

Infrastructure Investment Plan jeopardises Scottish climate targets Environmental and sustainable transport campaigners have warned that by pouring billions into motorways and road building programmes the Scottish Government’s Infrastructure Plan fails…

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Charities welcome cap on costs for Aberdeen bypass campaigner

Environment and sustainable transport charities today welcomed the news that Road Sense campaigner William Walton, who is challenging the proposed Aberdeen Bypass in court, has had his legal costs capped…

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First Minister should apologise say environment and transport groups

Scottish environment and transport campaign groups today (15 September) had a joint letter printed in the Press and Journal calling on First Minister, Alex Salmond, to apologise to William Walton,…

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