Drinks industry under fire for opposing deposit scheme
The drinks and retail industries have been accused of deploying “dirty tricks” in an attempt to derail Scottish Government plans to introduce a deposit scheme for drinks containers.
Top secret mock nuclear accidents reveal catalogue of failures
Mock nuclear accident tests involving the emergency services have revealed life-threatening delays, equipment shortages, and communication breakdowns.
Beavers cruelly shot on Tayside, post-mortems reveal
Emails reveal landowners have been inhumanely shooting beavers and causing them to suffer slow, painful deaths.
Scottish Government protecting wind farms not porpoises, say advisors
Plans to protect endangered porpoises around the Scottish coast have been blocked by the Scottish Government to clear the way for offshore wind farms.
The city streets where exhaust fumes breach safety limits
Toxic fumes from cars, lorries and buses are breaching safety limits and endangering health in urban areas across Scotland, according to the latest government monitoring.
Concerns over nuclear safety at Rosyth after exercise failures
The safety regime at the Rosyth naval dockyard in Fife has been called into question.
‘Dangerous’ plan to ship bombs-grade uranium from Dounreay to US
A secret plan to ship nuclear weapons grade uranium from Dounreay in Scotland to Savannah River in the US has been condemned as an “invitation to terrorists”.
Ineos faces safety crackdown to prevent ‘multiple fatalities’
INEOS plants at Grangemouth have been criticised by government watchdogs for failings on health, safety and the environment.
Firms target more of central Scotland for fracking
Nine firms have bid for the rights to start fracking large swathes of Scotland, despite the current moratorium on the practice.
