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Mark Ruskell
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Water Quality: 10 beaches in Scotland where swimming may be a health risk
Ten popular bathing waters around the southern Scottish coastline are so badly contaminated with human and animal faeces that they are a danger to public health.
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".
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.
Carry on shooting: Scottish beavers still being killed
Two beavers have been shot and another five were seen dead on Tayside in the last month, an investigation by The Ferret has revealed.
Oil giant ExxonMobil could be prosecuted over flaring in Fife
The oil giant, ExxonMobil, could face prosecution after emergency flaring from its Mossmorran plant in Fife was branded “unacceptable” by the Scottish Government’s environment watchdog.
Mass deaths: nine million fish killed by diseases at Scottish salmon farms
At least nine million fish have been killed by diseases, botched treatments, poor handling and other problems at salmon farms around Scotland since 2016.
Ministers under mounting pressure to outlaw fracking
The Scottish Government must outlaw fracking to protect human health and prevent climate pollution, according to one of Scotland’s leading environmental lawyers.
Most council trucks lack safer brakes recommended after Glasgow bin lorry crash
Three quarters of large goods vehicles run by Scottish councils have not been fitted with the braking system recommended after six people were killed by a bin lorry in Glasgow
Salmon: branded as Scottish but owned abroad
The £2 billion salmon farming industry marketed around the world as Scottish is virtually all owned by investors in Norway, Switzerland, Cyprus, Canada and other countries.