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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.
Environmental regulator accused of law breaking over pollution
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency has been accused of breaking the law by failing to maintain a public register of over 175,000 pollution permits.
Watchdog investigates Sepa ‘failure’ to stop sewage pollution
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency is under scrutiny by a new government standards watchdog for allegedly failing to stop sewage pollution.
UK regulator failed to publish sea pollution report because expert retired
A UK government regulator has failed to publish a key survey of oil and chemical spills in British seas for three years because the expert who compiled it retired.
Alarm at Shetland spaceport climate pollution
Plans to launch rockets into space from Shetland are facing allegations they could increase climate pollution by disrupting thousands of flights a year.
Wood firm investigated for toxic pollution lobbied MSPs
The global manufacturing giant, EGGER, has used the services of public relations company, Invicta Public Affairs, to lobby four MSPs on five different occasions since October last year.
