Girlguides campaign for action to reduce single-use plastic
Hundreds of thousands of girls and young women are calling for the UK to make a promise to reduce single-use plastic.
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“Seen from above, Earth is in trouble …but we can still rescue it:” Wildlife film-maker Gordon Buchanan on how people power can save imperilled planet
Gordon Buchanan has seen a lot of the world in his 25 years as a wildlife cameraman and in that time has observed much harm being done to the planet.
Policies to reduce pollution emissions have cut deaths over 40 years
Policies to reduce pollution emissions have improved air quality and cut deaths over the past 40 years, a study suggests.
Eight-year-old schoolboy is hailed a super hero for cleaning up his neighbourhood
A tireless schoolboy has been hailed a hero for helping Keep Scotland Beautiful one piece of litter at a time.
Scientists blame pollution and pesticides as childhood cancer rates in Scotland soar by 34% in a decade
The number of child cancer cases in Scotland has risen by a third in the last decade, we can reveal.
Distressing levels of polluting pharmaceuticals found in Cromarty and Tay rivers
Scotland’s estuaries are among Britain’s worst polluted for pharmaceuticals, new research has revealed.
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.