A proposed data centre in Argyll has announced it is “stalled if not halted”, citing grid connection issues. Is it time for speculation to slow…

It's great to see Leith's port buzzing with yellow windfarm parts and workers finishing them off. But why aren't they actually made…

The extraordinary speed of data centre development and its energy consumption mean that we are failing to keep up with how planning should cope with…

Residents of Iona and the National Trust for Scotland oppose a proposed 91-turbine offshore wind farm, warning it could set a precedent for…

Treated "like a pariah" and "the enemy", a founder of the John Muir Trust tells how he was ousted from the charity he created

Scotland's biggest offshore windfarm is on a site that a consultation submission said would classify as a specially protected area 'in its…

Scotland's bathing waters have long been monitored by SEPA. Are they getting better, or remaining stubbornly dirty?

The venison market is changing. Vegans are eating it - so are the health-conscious. The problem is how to handle its seasonality

Another month, another multi-billion pound giant data centre announcement. And where is the energy coming from? Is this what offshore wind is for?

Scientists say finding is ‘very concerning’ as collapse would be catastrophic for Europe, Africa and the Americas

Oil prices are swinging wildly as tension rises in the Middle East. Could now be the right time to ditch petrol and shift to an EV?

In the midst of an energy price crisis, in which oil and gas companies are seeing huge profits, a new campaign is calling for more public ownership

12,000 people have signed a petition to stop the development of Berwick Bank offshore wind farm, because of its impact on seabirds. Are they right?

Charity report claims UK Government job projections for hyperscale data centres are hugely inflated, warning they deliver far fewer long-term jobs.

Charity report claims UK Government job projections for hyperscale data centres are hugely inflated, warning they deliver far fewer long-term jobs.

We can tell from oil and gas prices that we are going to feel this war in our pockets. Here's what it looks set to do to our food bills

The Herald launches a new series examining Scotland’s salmon industry, from expansion and exports to welfare, regulation and mortalities.

A green entrepreneur has come up with a big idea, he calls “nature prosperity pump”, using woodland creation to drive a new wave of timber…

Where are the clean energy jobs in the Highlands? The boom might not yet have happened, but there are signs of promise at the freeport - just no rush

A petition to end the gannet chick hunt has become one of the most signed in Holyrood history, with more than 67,000 people backing the call.

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Experts warn Scotland’s sewage enforcement is “toothless”, urging a national plan to fix pollution, improve monitoring and protect communities.

Leading scientists and conservationists warn Scotland’s ancient Caledonian pinewoods are at risk from deer, invasive species and flawed forestry…

A decade on from a troubled launch, Edinburgh's trams have become a success, carrying a record number of passengers. Now, a proposed £2 billion…

Carspreading is increasingly being identified as a problem as SUVs grow bigger. But it's not only petrol and diesel, we need to worry about - it's…

The Herald examines the human cost of Scotland’s troubled heat pump rollout — and the risk of leaving households behind in the race to net zero.

It is, for those who weren’t aware of it, World EV Day. But for many of us a more realistic way to reduce our footprint is car sharing.

Former staff, trustees and a previous chair of Scotland’s wild places charity, the John Muir Trust, have called for the resignation of its chair

The land around Langholm is changing, driven by nature restoration ambitions, carbon and timber market. But it's a forestry scheme that has upset…

My children grew up with the Edinburgh tram works on our Leith street. A new line is proposed. Here's what I learned

For the third time in a year, the Scottish Government’s forestry regulator is under threat of court proceedings - over a Sitka plantation (again).

Murray Hall's death from breast cancer in 1901 caused a scandal in New York. It was a mystery whose Scottish links still intrigue us now