All you need to know about London’s new ultra-low emission zone
The ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) has been introduced in London.
Pollution
Two million Londoners living in areas with toxic air, figures show
More than two million Londoners are living in areas with illegal levels of air pollution, figures published by the city’s mayor Sadiq Khan show.
Environmental campaigners to test River Clyde for plastic pollution
Environmentalists are testing water from the river Clyde as part of an investigation into plastic pollution around the UK.
Poisons leaking into River Clyde pose ‘immediate health risk’
Contaminated land under Clydeside poses an immediate risk to human health because of toxic waste leaking into the River Clyde, politicians have been warned.
New inquest sought over girl whose death was linked to air pollution
The mother of a nine-year-old girl whose death was linked to unlawful levels of air pollution has applied to the High Court to quash her daughter’s inquest and grant a new hearing.
More litter in sea than ever before despite beach cleaning, campaigners say
THE UK cannot beach clean its way out of a litter crisis, according to environmental campaigners.
Scotland’s first Low Emission Zone to start in 2019 in Glasgow
SCOTLAND'S first Low Emission Zone (LEZ) is to come in to effect at the start of 2019.
Ingenious machine will remove dangerous waste and oil from coastal waters
A DEVICE which can collect harmful plastics and even discarded oil is to be used in Scotland for the first time as part of the fight against growing levels of dangerous waste in the waters around our coast.
‘It’s frustrating not being able to spend time outdoors with my grandkids’
MIC STARBUCK cannot walk around Glasgow city centre any more and, he says, there is one simple reason.
Eco warrior is on a one-woman mission to clean up Scotland’s beaches
WHEN Sorcha Cantwell was a child, her local beach was a safe haven for when she felt sad or stressed.
All-female yacht crew set to end journey round UK’s coast which aimed to highlight problem of plastic in our seas
A YACHT expedition led by an all-female crew around the UK's coast is set to come to an end.