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Scotland

Most recent Climate Change Plan did not comply with law, watchdog finds

Scottish ministers have been told their next climate change plan must comply with legislation passed by Holyrood 15 years ago. Watchdogs at Environmental Standards Scotland (ESS) issued the challenge as they published a report saying there is “clear ...

28 Feb 2024 at 16:05

Scotland

Government to adopt Labour MSP’s housing standards Bill

The Scottish Government will adopt a Bill proposed by a Labour MSP to improve the standards of new-build homes. Alex Rowley proposed the Domestic Building Environmental Standards (Scotland) Bill earlier this year to introduce the Passivhaus ...

16 Dec 2022 at 15:49

Nenagh Live

EXPLAINED: Tipperary failed to meet NEP standards last year according to new EPA report

Tipperary County Council did not meet the required environmental standards last year, according to a new report by the EPA. The Focus on Local Authority Environmental Enforcement Performance Report 2021, released this week, said that it ...

16 Nov 2022 at 22:33

Scotland

Action to protect soil urged as body warns Scotland ‘falling behind’

The Scottish Government is “falling behind international best practice” in protecting the country’s soil, an environmental body has said. Environmental Standards Scotland (ESS) has recommended that ministers introduce legislative ...

09 Oct 2024 at 00:01

Government may have failed to comply with law on protecting birds – watchdog

The Environment Department (Defra) and its advisers Natural England may have failed to comply with laws relating to the protection of wild birds, a watchdog has found. The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) said ...

09 Jun 2025 at 13:21

Water firms would be foolish to increase salaries to get around bonus ban – Reed

Environment Secretary Steve Reed has suggested that water companies would be “extremely foolish” to increase salaries to try and get around a bonus ban. Six firms have been banned from paying bonuses to senior bosses ...

06 Jun 2025 at 09:22

Scotland

Further assessment will take place before wrasse fishing reopens

Further checks will be carried out before the government authorises fishing of a “keystone species” in Scotland, after concerns were raised with an environmental watchdog. The Scottish Government’s marine ...

20 Dec 2024 at 20:43

Scotland

Scottish ministers accused of ‘failure of leadership’ on North Sea oil and gas

The Scottish Government has been accused of a “failure of leadership” on the future of the North Sea – with one expert warning this approach risks “letting down workers and communities”. Environmental ...

25 Nov 2025 at 20:14

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