Environmental Protection Scotland has established a new and exciting post and is now looking to hire a Policy & Communications Officer. For full details on the job description, the person specification, working conditions and salary, please head over to http://www.ep-scotland.org.uk/vacancy/

Today is National Clean Air Day. Up and down the United Kingdom, hundreds of organisations and individuals are doing their bit to try to make our air quality that little bit cleaner. Are you doing yours? Visit www.cleanairday.org.uk/Pages/Category/scotland or follow them on twitter @cleanairdayuk to see what is going on here is Scotland and what you can do … [Continue Reading]

A week of coverage on air pollution on the BBC this week – its good to see this on the national news agenda and raising awareness http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-39186117  

On the 15th February 2017, provisional air quality monitoring data from sites across much of Scotland measured elevated concentrations of Particulate Matter (PM10 and PM2.5). As this is provisional monitoring data and was for a very short period of time it is important not to make any substantive claims given the data hasn’t been ratified … [Continue Reading]

EPS are holding a training event next week (15th February) on how to review air quality impact assessment (AQIA) reports which are usually submitted as part of an environmental statement by developers seeking planning permission

The European Federation of Clean Air and Environmental Protection Associations (EFCA) is organising a symposium on ultrafine particles in May – check the website  http://www.efca.net for details of speakers & programme

An Air Quality & Emissions Conference is being held by EnviroTech Publications on 24/25 May 2017 in Telford. For further details please visit their website https://www.ilmexhibitions.com/aqeshow/

The Scottish Air Quality Database Annual Report for 2015 has now been published. The report provides a summary of the latest ratified air quality monitoring results for Scotland in 2015 – together with an update on project progress including QA/QC, website improvements, AQ mapping and the annual seminar. The report also includes information on the … [Continue Reading]

EPS will be launching the new Breathe Scotland website and a new guidance document on Air Quality and Planning (co-authored by RTPI Scotland) at this extremely useful and informative annual seminar.

The new EU NECD came into force on 31st December 2016. Member States must transpose the Directive into national legislation by 30 June 2018 and produce a National Air Pollution Control Programme by 2019, setting out measures to ensure that emissions of five main air pollutants are reduced by the percentages agreed by 2020 and … [Continue Reading]