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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.
Historic vote to ban nuclear bombs praised by Sturgeon – but dissed by Westminster
Backed by Nicola Sturgeon but boycotted by Westminster, 122 countries agree a treaty for the “irreversible elimination” of nuclear weapons.
Revealed: Scottish ministers’ meetings with fracking firm
Scottish ministers have held private meetings with the fracking firm Ineos and Grangemouth executives from China five times in 13 months.
Scottish councils put £400m into fracking companies
Pension funds run by ten Scottish local authorities invest more than £400 million in 23 fracking companies.
Fracking in Scotland could make workers sick, say campaigners
Allowing fracking in Scotland could pose “serious risks” to the health of workers, according to a new analysis.
Don’t do it, Scotland: fracking warnings from Pennsylvania
The Ferret investigates the fears, the worries and the costs of living with fracking in Pennsylvania.
Ineos Grangemouth plant rated poor for pollution two years running
The Ineos refinery at Grangemouth has been condemned for “poor” environmental performance for the second year running.
Named: the 17 streets in Glasgow where it’s dangerous to breathe
Toxic fumes from vehicle exhausts have polluted 17 of Glasgow’s busiest streets in breach of a legal safety limit.
Mosul: the appalling human cost of the battle to defeat IS
As the Battle for Mosul rages, hospitals in Iraqi Kurdistan are struggling to cope with 150 to 200 trauma cases a day.
