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Surge in potent form of climate pollution at oil site
Faults at a Shetland oil site caused its emissions of a potent greenhouse gas to nearly double last year, The Ferret has found.
Photo essay: the blight of plastic pollution
As part of The Ferret’s Scotland’s Seas in Danger series, our co-editor Billy Briggs, and photographer Angela Catlin,…
‘Disturbing’: pollution from rubbish burning surged last year
Pollution is rising at incinerators which burn rubbish, but the Scottish Government says overall emissions from waste are falling.
Radioactive pollution from bomb plant sparks cancer fears
Radioactive air pollution from the nuclear weapons plant at Coulport, on the Clyde, has more than doubled over the last six years.
Secrecy over radioactive pollution from nuclear bases
The Ministry of Defence has blocked the Scottish Government’s environmental watchdog from releasing information about radioactive pollution from nuclear bases.
Danger of lead pollution after company wins court battle
Toxic lead pollution from a chipboard factory near Stirling could increase sharply after its operators won a five-year legal battle.
Farming and forestry pollution sees hundreds of waterways downgraded
Endangered species are being put at risk by pollution from farming and forestry industries, which has led to poorer quality in hundreds of Scottish waterways.
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.
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.
