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Mark Ruskell
143 posts
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.
Airport blunder mars consultation on new flight paths
Edinburgh airport accused of “convenient incompetence” after admitting that a blunder resulted in consultation responses being rejected.
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 Government under fire for helping block pesticide ban
The Scottish Government has been accused of intervening to block a ban on a toxic pesticide after pressure from the fish farming industry.
The dirty beaches around Scotland that won awards for cleanliness
Scottish beaches rated as “poor” for pollution have been given awards for “cleanliness”, prompting accusations that the public have been misled.
Alarm over steep rise in nuclear bomb convoys in Scotland
The number of nuclear bombs being driven to and from the Clyde rose more than fivefold last year to help modernise Trident.
Revealed: the places you’re more likely to be killed by cars
Dangers of death from traffic accidents exposed as a “postcode lottery” by the lack of 20mph speed limits on streets across Scotland.
Pollution watchdog using polluters to help hire staff
Scotland’s environmental watchdog has been accused of being “in bed” with big companies after inviting the whisky industry to help appoint a pollution regulator.
Exposed: the abusive pirates trying to avoid fishing laws
An intelligence network aimed at helping hundreds of fishermen avoid getting caught fishing illegally has been condemned as “blatant piracy”.
