Press Releases

Richard Lochhead MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Environment, has proposed removing crown immunity from MOD properties, this would make the Ministry of Defence accountable for all environmental impacts…

Reacting to news in the Sunday Herald that the reactor at HMS Vulcan did leak radioactivity into the environment, Dr Richard Dixon, Director of Friends of the Earth Scotland, said:…

Community energy supporters from across Scotland gathered yesterday in Glasgow’s George Square to form a human, spinning windmill to mark the launch of a new coalition. Friends of the Earth…

The UK’s first Public Inquiry into a planning application for commercial unconventional gas extraction at Airth, will begin on March 18th in Falkirk. Over 2,500 objections were made to Dart…

Scotland’s leading environmental campaign organisation reacted to the news that the European Commission has launched legal proceedings against the UK for its failure to cut excessive levels of Nitrogen Dioxide,…

Commenting on the news that Donald Trump’s legal challenge against the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) has failed, Friends of the Earth Scotland Head of Campaigns, Mary Church, said…

The potential doubling of Cruachan hydro electric power station output has been welcomed by Scotland’s leading environmental campaign organisation today (Tuesday 11th). Dr Richard Dixon, Director of Friends of the…

The vision of a cleaner energy future for Scotland is becoming more of a reality thanks to funding from players of People’s Postcode Lottery. Scotland’s leading environmental campaign charity, Friends…

Scottish Ministers announced their approval of Forth Energy’s 100MW biomass power station in Rosyth on Friday. [1] The announcement has been met with dismay from campaigners, who say that the…