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UK’s second-hand clothing pollutes African nations
On Korle-Gonno beach in Accra, Ghana’s bustling capital, reams of tangled clothing are burrowed into the sand.
October 27, 2022
Glasgow spent ten million on agency cleansing workers
Glasgow City Council has spent almost £10m on agency workers to empty bins and deal with recycling in the last five years, we can reveal.
June 29, 2022
Gender gap: Less than half as many Scots women cycle regularly as men
Campaigners say that policies to get people to cycle more are not working for women, after new data was released by an active travel charity.
June 7, 2022
FFS explains: What powers do councils have?
Ferret Fact Service looks at what powers councils have, ahead of the upcoming local elections.
May 3, 2022
Carbon pollution from incinerators rises by 100,000 tonnes
New data reveals the carbon pollution produced by Scotland's waste incinerators, which have been criticised by green groups.
April 17, 2022
MSPs lobbying at £200 a head dinner sparks call for better transparency rules
A dozen Scots politicians, including two government ministers, were wined and dined by companies at a £200 per head dinner during the COP26 summit, The Ferret can reveal.
February 9, 2022
Row over plans to reform groups at nuclear sites
New guidelines which campaigners say could benefit communities around nuclear sites have been boycotted by a UK Government nuclear agency.
January 23, 2022
Edinburgh city council accused of ‘creative carbon accounting’
Environmental campaigners have accused Edinburgh City Council of 'creative carbon accounting' by failing to include the pollution caused by a waste incinerator based outside the capital.
December 3, 2021
Glasgow in photos at COP26: the good, the bad and the ugly
A photo essay exploring Glasgow in the lead up to COP26 and meeting some of the people responding to it.
November 2, 2021