Environment, Fracking
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.
Freedom of Information
Environment
Revealed: secret role of US drug company in fish farm pesticide row
The Scottish Government allowed a US drug company to secretly rubbish a scientific study blaming one of its pesticides for killing wildlife.
Politics
Scottish ministers under fire for freedom of information breaches
Journalists have accused the Scottish Government of failing to keep records and frustrating freedom of information law.
Environment, Fracking
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.
Human rights
Scottish ministers facing slap down for freedom of information failures
Scotland’s information watchdog threatens legal action against Scottish ministers for failing to respond to information requests.
Environment
Ban on polluting pesticide dropped after complaint from fish farmers
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency secretly ditched a plan to ban a toxic pesticide after pressure from the fish farming industry.
Environment, Politics
Scottish ministers roasted on freedom of information
An investigation by Scotland’s information watchdog has lambasted ministers for their “poor” approach to freedom of information law.
Environment, Finance
Scottish councils pour £1.7bn into polluting fossil fuels
Scottish local authorities are investing £1.7 billion in 52 fossil fuel companies blamed for causing climate chaos.
Environment
Mapped: the 45 lochs polluted by fish farm pesticides
At least 45 lochs around Scotland’s coast have been contaminated by toxic pesticides from fish farms that can harm wildlife and human health.