Kieran Beattie is a senior reporter, and co-leads the Press and Journal's Environment and Transport reporting team. He has been a journalist with the Press and Journal since 2014. Prior to covering everything from electric vehicle infrastructure to capercaillie conservation and plastic pollution, Kieran was an Aberdeenshire Council reporter. When not at his desk, you can usually find him up a hill hiking in Aberdeenshire or the Highlands, or at a heavy metal gig. Follow me on Twitter @KNBeattie, https://twitter.com/KNBeattie