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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.
Peers living in Scotland cost £1.8m per year
Some of the most expensive Scottish peers have claimed thousands of pounds for 'excessive' air travel between Scotland and London whilst campaigning on climate change.
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”.
Resistance: The people fighting fracking in Scotland
Meet the people campaigning for a permanent ban on fracking and other unconventional gas extraction industries in Scotland.
Government deletes statement supporting underground coal gasification
The Scottish Government removed a web page supportive of Underground Coal Gasification only after activists complained.
Fracking no longer viable, says government advisor
A leading academic who advised the Scottish Government on fracking says the industry has been “fatally undermined” by a UK Government policy U-turn.
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.
Fracking could cut house prices 10%, say experts
Scottish property experts have predicted that fracking in the central belt could hit house prices by up to 10 per cent, according to a survey by The Ferret.