Environment
Filmmakers urged to drop support for Pentland studio plan
A plan for a £250 million Scottish film studio on the outskirts of Edinburgh has been delayed, causing critics to question its future.
Environment
Environment
Buccleuch wind farm ‘could unearth lead contamination’ from old mines
The Duke of Buccleuch’s plan to build a wind farm in southwest Scotland is facing fierce opposition from residents and politicians.
Environment
Climate change: the ‘devastating’ risks facing Scotland
Scotland’s vital infrastructure is under threat from coastal erosion and flooding, according to official assessments of climate pollution.
Environment, Health
Giant wind turbines are causing health problems, claim villagers
A west coast community is in dispute with a power company over giant wind turbines which are allegedly causing debilitating health problems.
Environment
Birds of prey killed or missing at grouse shooting estates
Over 70 birds of prey have been killed or gone missing at grouse shooting estates across Scotland since 2004.
Environment
Scale of commercial hare shooting exposed amid calls for cull ban
Mountain Hares are under threat from lucrative shoots and mass culls according to an animal welfare charity.
Environment
Oil giants under fire after breakdowns trigger nine days of flaring
The oil firms that run a Fife petrochemical complex are facing a legal crackdown for breaching pollution limits and endangering health by flaring.
Environment, Fracking
Spy drones, blast zones, treetop sit-ins: getting fracking gas to Scotland
$3 billion pipelines bringing gas to Scotland are protected by surveillance and money – and under fire as illegal and potentially lethal.
Environment
Fish farm industry ‘lashes out’ on pesticide controls
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency is under angry attack from the fish farming industry over new controls on toxic pesticide.