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Outrage over loch polluted by plastic waste from fish farm company
A sea loch on the west coast of Scotland prized for its wildlife has been polluted by countless thousands of scraps of plastic waste from the manufacture of salmon farm cages on the shore.
October 10, 2019
Revealed: the ‘revolving door’ between politics and lobbying in Scotland
Twenty politicians and political advisers in Scotland have left to work as professional lobbyists trying to influence their former colleagues.
September 8, 2019
In photos: Orkney’s renewable energy revolution
A photo essay exploring Orkney's renewable energy revolution, with wind, wave and solar power replacing fossil fuel dependency.
August 27, 2019
Anti-litter charity criticised for links to packaging industry
Keep Scotland Beautiful is under fire for links to an industry lobbyist who described moves to reduce the use of plastic bags as a "witch-hunt".
May 26, 2019
Community climate projects axed as funding halved by Scottish Government
The Scottish Government has quietly halved funding for communities tackling climate pollution, depriving 43 local projects of grants and putting people out of work.
May 16, 2019
Ineos breach at Grangemouth risks ‘catastrophic’ accident
The oil and petrochemical giant, Ineos, has broken rules meant to prevent disasters and protect communities in central Scotland, according to a UK government safety watchdog.
May 10, 2019
Aberdeenshire urged to drop waste incinerator
Aberdeenshire Council is being urged to scrap plans for a new waste incinerator with warnings that it could be harmful to public health, the environment and the local economy.
February 28, 2019
Scotland’s waste dump failure ‘could give England £100m’
Scotland’s failure to ban waste dumping could give England a “£100 million landfill tax gift”, an industry body is warning.
February 27, 2019
Named: the city streets badly polluted by traffic fumes
Busy streets in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dundee are being polluted by exhaust fumes in breach of legal safety limits introduced in 2010, according to the latest government monitoring.
January 27, 2019