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Watchdog presses for stricter rules on council climate pollution
Green watchdog, Environmental Standards Scotland, has criticised the support the government gives to council's in their efforts to tackle climate change.
December 6, 2023
More than 50 waters fail quality tests due to metal pollution from mines
Some 52 rivers and groundwaters have failed quality tests due to toxic metals flowing from Scotland’s vast network of abandoned mines.
November 26, 2023
Environmental regulator accused of law breaking over pollution
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency has been accused of breaking the law by failing to maintain a public register of over 175,000 pollution permits.
September 27, 2023
Watchdog investigates Sepa ‘failure’ to stop sewage pollution
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency is under scrutiny by a new government standards watchdog for allegedly failing to stop sewage pollution.
September 26, 2023
UK regulator failed to publish sea pollution report because expert retired
A UK government regulator has failed to publish a key survey of oil and chemical spills in British seas for three years because the expert who compiled it retired.
July 10, 2023
Alarm at Shetland spaceport climate pollution
Plans to launch rockets into space from Shetland are facing allegations they could increase climate pollution by disrupting thousands of flights a year.
July 6, 2023
Wood firm investigated for toxic pollution lobbied MSPs
The global manufacturing giant, EGGER, has used the services of public relations company, Invicta Public Affairs, to lobby four MSPs on five different occasions since October last year.
April 10, 2023
Rising toxic pollution under investigation
The Scottish Government’s green watchdog launched an investigation into rises in toxic pollution from two wood production plants in Stirlingshire and Ayrshire.
October 31, 2022
Health fears as Scottish ammonia pollution rises
Industrial emissions of ammonia – a pollutant that damages ecosystems and threatens human health – increased by more than ten per cent in Scotland last year.
October 29, 2022