Press Releases

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…

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…

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….

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…

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…

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…

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,…

Responding to today’s decision at the Court of Session to reject the legal challenge by local community campaigners to the Aberdeen bypass, Stan Blackley, Chief Executive of Friends of the…

Friends of the Earth Scotland has responded to reports that the City of Edinburgh Council has voted to continue with the Edinburgh trams project today (30 June). Stan Blackley, Chief…