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Open Streets ‘show us what we are missing’ in car-dominated Edinburgh

Environmentalists have welcomed the start of the Edinburgh Council Open Streets initiative on Sunday 5th May. A number of streets will be closed to cars and other vehicles from 12…

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Scotland’s ‘climate emergency’ demands urgent action

Nicola Sturgeon has declared a ‘climate emergency’ but environmentalists say it must be backed with urgent action.

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Protest at SNP conference demands fracking ban law

Anti-fracking groups, community councillors and concerned citizens are protesting outside the SNP conference in Edinburgh today (Saturday 27 April) to demand the Scottish Government bans fracking in Scotland once and…

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Climate protesters call on Royal Bank Of Scotland to lead the way out of fossil fuel finance

Campaigners gathered outside the RBS AGM to call for an end to the Bank’s financing of climate-wrecking fossil fuel projects

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Government funding to tackle air pollution ignored by bus companies

£7million remains unspent from a Scottish Government fund to pay for bus engines upgrades to cut air pollution

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Scottish Government Decision on Fracking Kicked Further Down Road

The Scottish Government has further delayed a final decision on fracking, launching an additional phase of consultation.

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Legal advice says Scottish Government can and should pass law to ban fracking

Legal opinion says Scottish Parliament can pass a law to ban fracking, and doing so would be less likely to result in successful legal challenge.

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Growing public support for safer streets and 20mph limits

Polling reveals that speed limits of 20mph are growing in popularity with the Scottish public.

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Parliamentary Committee calls for improvements to Transport Bill

MSPs identity urgent need to tackle air pollution & call for greater support for Councils.

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