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Scottish Pollution Release Inventory
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Pollution data permanently lost because of cyber attack
Information on thousands of environmental checks and pollution breaches over 15 months has been permanently lost because of a cyber attack.
Environment at risk from ‘disastrous’ cyber attack on government watchdog
Five months after a cyber attack, the Scottish Government’s environment watchdog is still struggling to process pollution permits and planning applications.
Fury as fish farm pesticide pollution rises 72% in a year
Pollution of Scotland’s lochs from a toxic fish farm pesticide has leapt 72 per cent in a year, according to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency
Ineos, SSE, and Exxon top climate polluter ‘league of destruction’
The petrochemical multinational, Ineos, is by far the largest climate polluter in Scotland, according to the latest official data.
Ineos ‘under-reporting’ climate emissions, says regulator
Ineos has been underestimating climate pollution from its chemical plants at Grangemouth since 2016, according to the Scottish Government’s green watchdog.
Named: the companies causing the most climate pollution
Three big fossil fuel companies are Scotland’s worst climate polluters, with some carbon emissions rising to record levels.
