Environment

Hundreds of people have signed a petition against a proposed fish farm at Hawk’s Neb, while the applicant has promised community engagement and to be a “good neighbour”.

A piece of political art possibly created by world-renowned anonymous graffiti artist Banksy has appeared in an Edinburgh street.

The number of callouts for pest controllers in Glasgow because of rats has been branded “alarmingly high” as it was revealed the city saw six times as many requests than Edinburgh.

Congestion charging, it’s coming to a city near you, it’s just a matter of when it happens. Of course, Edinburgh was riven by this debate more than a decade ago but time’s move on, traffic’s worsened and the need for action on the environment has never been more critical.

An appeal by the survivors of the US bombings on Hiroshima and Nagasaki to ban nuclear weapons has attracted widespread support.

Melrose councillors are urging townsfolk to give Scottish Borders Council’s new grass-cutting regime a chance before bringing in private contractors.

Plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds are to be banned in England from next year to tackle pollution and protect the environment.

UK government policies could “inhibit” Scotland from reaching its climate change target, Roseanna Cunningham has claimed.

Pupils will be allowed to take part in Friday’s global climate crisis march after youngsters told councillors that “disruption is needed because change needs to happen now”.

The news that a congestion charge may be reconsidered for Edinburgh has met with a pretty hostile response which was predictable to say the least, says Steve Cardownie, who wonders whether it will happen.

UK Government policies could “inhibit” Scotland from reaching its climate change target, Roseanna Cunningham has claimed.

Morrisons is to become the first supermarket chain to remove packaging from its fruit and vegetables.

Campaigners from cyclone-hit Mozambique will join protesters at BP’s AGM in Aberdeen today, accusing the company of helping to drive “deadly and destructive” climate change.