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SEPA
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The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) is the environmental regulator for Scotland.
Fracking: US study warns of toxic chemical risks
Fresh fears about fracking Scotland’s central belt after scientists discover dangerous levels of toxic chemicals at a US fracking site.
Ineos faces safety crackdown to prevent ‘multiple fatalities’
INEOS plants at Grangemouth have been criticised by government watchdogs for failings on health, safety and the environment.
Mining for coal gas could cause blasts, fires and quakes, says Sepa
Plans to gasify coal under the sea around Scotland could cause pollution, earthquakes, underground explosions, say government experts.
Outed: the 371 plants that pollute Scotland
More than 300 industrial sites across Scotland - including a host of well-known names - have been named and shamed.
Exposed: the dirty beaches given prizes for being clean
Eight beaches across Scotland officially condemned as "poor" because their polluted bathing waters make people sick have been given prizes for "good water quality" by the government-backed charity, Keep Scotland Beautiful.