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Nature agency cools on wildlife protection plan
The Scottish Government’s nature agency is backing away from a plan to protect a precious wildlife site on the Ayrshire coast.
Sewage spilled into Scotland’s waterways more than 12,000 times
Sewage spilled directly into Scotland’s rivers, lochs and seas at least 12,000 times in one year.
Concerns raised over ‘lethal’ risk of Ineos pipe on proposed quarry site
Campaigners in the Scottish Borders are raising growing concerns about a proposal for quarry which has an Ineos ethylene gas pipeline running through it.
Trump golf links will be stripped of conservation status, say experts
Rare sand dunes on the Aberdeenshire coast could be stripped of their nature conservation status because of Trump’s golf course.
Trump 2.0: new row over golf and wildlife
A row is brewing over plans by a US millionaire to build a golf course on a wildlife site in northeast Scotland – but this time it’s not Trump, it’s his business rival.