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Rising toxic pollution under investigation
The Scottish Governmentâs green watchdog launched an investigation into rises in toxic pollution from two wood production plants in Stirlingshire and Ayrshire.
The ârogues’ galleryâ: Scotlandâs top 20 climate polluters
A cement works, a glass plant and a well-known whisky distillery are among Scotlandâs top 20 climate polluters, The Ferret can reveal.
Revealed: 400 sites in Scotland broke environmental rules
More than 400 industrial sites across Scotland have been officially damned as âunsatisfactoryâ on pollution.
Ineos, SSE, and Exxon top climate polluter âleague of destructionâ
The petrochemical multinational, Ineos, is by far the largest climate polluter in Scotland, according to the latest official data.
Climate pollution on the rise because of Peterhead gas plant
Climate pollution from Scottish businesses rose by three per cent between 2017 and 2018 because emissions from a gas-fired power station at Peterhead doubled.
Trump’s Turnberry resort condemned for environmental breaches
Donald Trumpâs golf course in Ayrshire has been officially damned as âpoorâ for breaking environmental rules - along with Gordonstoun school and Gleneagles Hotel.
Named: the âdirty dozenâ companies that pollute Scotland
Scotlandâs most polluting companies have been named and shamed in a new database compiled by the governmentâs Scottish Environment Protection Agency.
Trump and big name polluters damned as ‘poor’ by government watchdog
Donald Trumpâs golf resort in Aberdeenshire has been condemned as âpoorâ for sewage pollution by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency.
Call to shut down oil industry to combat climate change
Scotland must ârapidlyâ shut down its North Sea oil and gas industry to cut pollution and combat climate change, according to a new report from scientists.