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Photos reveal wildlife toll from trawling for scampi
Campaigners have published 30 photos which they say expose the marine wildlife killed by “destructive” and “wasteful” fishing for scampi around Scotland.
Ex-oil lobbyist to be new Scottish Water chair
Deirdre Michie , a former oil lobbyist who worked in PR at Shell, has been announced as the new chair of the board of Scottish Water.
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.
Nominee boycotts VisitScotland awards over oil links
Andrew Watson has claimed that the tourism board is "knowingly" funding fossil fuel expansion by offering Lothian Pension Fund as a pension scheme to its employees.
Forest agency ‘massacre’ up to 2,000 baby red squirrels
Scotland’s forestry agency has been accused of “indiscriminate massacre” after it admitted it could have killed nearly 2,000 baby red squirrels.
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.
Sepa pensions invested in oil and sewage-dumping water firm
Pensions for Scotland’s environment agency (SEPA) are invested in fossil fuels and an English water company that spilled more sewage than any other last year.
Scotland’s forests dominated by estates, investors and absentee owners, says report
Ownership of Scotland's forests is becoming increasingly dominated by wealthy estates, investors and absentee owners who live outwith Scotland, says a new study.
Plastic waste illegally burned at Hebridean farmed fish dump
A dump for dead fish at a Hebridean beauty spot was condemned by Scotland’s green watchdog after plastics, gas canisters and other waste was illegally burned on site.