Concern over bid to exempt organic food certification from public scrutiny
Campaigners asked for inspection reports on organic salmon farms in Scotland. It led to an appeal which could limit the public right to access environmental information.
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Revealed: how Scottish airports lobbied for £300m tax cut
Scottish airports have pushed for a £300 million tax cut in at least 14 meetings with ministers and MSPs over
Trump and big name polluters damned as ‘poor’ by government watchdog
Donald Trump’s golf resort in Aberdeenshire has been condemned as “poor” for sewage pollution by the Scottish Government’s
Call to shut down oil industry to combat climate change
Scotland must “rapidly” shut down its North Sea oil and gas industry to cut pollution and combat climate change, according
Ineos tries to block pollution controls on flaring at Grangemouth
The petrochemical giant, Ineos, is bidding to block a crackdown by the Scottish Government’s environment watchdog on pollution from
Polluting gas flares in Fife reach record high
Polluting flares from oil and gas multinationals in Scotland, ExxonMobil and Shell, have risen to a record high, according to
Communities across Scotland at risk from flooding reservoirs
More than 550 reservoirs around Scotland have been officially rated as “high risk” because of the homes, businesses, roads, railways
Exposed: Ineos links to Paradise Papers firm
The Grangemouth petrochemical giant, Ineos, has links with the controversial offshore tax haven firm exposed by the recent ‘Paradise Papers’
Named: the companies causing the most climate pollution
Three of the world’s biggest fossil fuel companies have been outed as Scotland’s worst climate polluters, with carbon
Rash of new waste incinerators prompts fears for health and recycling
Eleven huge new waste incinerators are being planned across Scotland, prompting warnings they will endanger health, pollute the environment and
Climate change: the ‘devastating’ risks facing Scotland
Major parts of Scotland’s vital infrastructure are under threat from coastal erosion and flooding, according to the latest government
Oil giants under fire after breakdowns trigger nine days of flaring
The multinational oil companies that run the Mossmorran petrochemical complex in Fife are facing a legal crackdown for breaching pollution
The dirty beaches around Scotland that won awards for cleanliness
Scottish beaches officially rated as “poor” for pollution have been given awards for “cleanliness”, prompting accusations that the public have