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Plans to keep gas plant open could “blow hole” in climate targets
Energy giant SSE may keep Scotland’s dirtiest power station open until 2040 – ten years longer than planned – which critics fear could “blow an enormous hole” in the Scottish Government’s climate strategy.
Faslane’s radioactive secrets to be released after FoI battle
Information kept secret for years on radioactive problems at the Clyde nuclear bomb bases is to be released to the public.
Revealed: The mega farms polluting the environment with excrement
Mega farms in Scotland have repeatedly leaked excrement and failed to monitor contamination, putting humans, wildlife and the environment at risk.
Revealed: 585 cracks in Torness nuclear reactor
The estimated number of cracks in the graphite core of a nuclear reactor at Torness in East Lothian has risen to 585 – the highest so far.
Human rights checks on arms firms to be tightened but critics express concern
The development follows condemnation of Scottish Enterprise, the government’s business agency, for awarding grants to firms linked to Israel amidst allegations of genocide in Gaza.
Arms firms supplying Israel receive money from the Scottish Government despite genocide claims
Arms firms supplying Israel have continued to receive taxpayers’ money from the Scottish Government despite allegations of genocide in Gaza, prompting criticism that its human rights due diligence is “not fit for purpose”.
‘Can’t get a meeting in the diary’: Swinney made to wait for crunch meeting with Grangemouth billionaire
It took John Swinney two and a half months to secure a key meeting with Sir Jim Ratcliffe on the future for workers at Grangemouth – and the billionaire only spared half an hour of his time on a video call.
Norwegian firm’s plan for UK’s first deep-sea salmon farm off Shetland prompts concerns
A Norwegian company has drawn up plans for Britain’s first deep-sea salmon farm in waters off Shetland, prompting concerns it is an “experiment in factory farming” that could damage the environment.
Scots charity in trans rights row after announcing change to bathroom access
A Scottish charity may be discriminating against transgender staff after announcing a change to bathroom access following the recent UK Supreme Court ruling on the Equality Act, say legal experts.
