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SEPA
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The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) is the environmental regulator for Scotland.
Formaldehyde used 200 times by fish farm industry
Formaldehyde was used by fish farms nearly 200 times over a three year period, despite fears it could harm the marine environment.
‘Hard to fathom’: second ex-Shell employee added to Sepa’s board
Sue Paterson used to head up oil exploratuon for Shell in the North Sea, but will now serve on the board of Scotland's main environment regulator.
Revealed: the Sepa board member with ties to Norwegian oil
A long-serving member of the board of Scotland’s environment watchdog is also a director at a North Sea oil drilling firm, The Ferret has found.
Probe into River Almond sewage ‘ineffective’, say critics
Campaigners in West Lothian are unhappy with a new watchdog's investigation into sewage pollution in the River Almond.
More than 50 waters fail quality tests due to metal pollution from mines
Some 52 rivers and groundwaters have failed quality tests due to toxic metals flowing from Scotland’s vast network of abandoned mines.
Sepa pensions invested in oil and sewage-dumping water firm
Pensions for Scotland’s environment agency (SEPA) are invested in fossil fuels and an English water company that spilled more sewage than any other last year.
‘Nauseating’: Illegal sewage spills polluted protected waters, data suggests
Scottish Water illegally discharged sewage hundreds of times during dry weather, soiling beauty spots such as West Sands beach at St Andrews.
Slater urged to block three new waste incinerators
Campaigners have written to circular economy minister Lorna Slater asking the Scottish Government to block the building of new incinerators.
Scottish Government funding for environment agency slashed
The body tasked with protecting Scotland’s environment (Sepa) has had its funding slashed by more than a quarter in real terms since 2010.