Salmon industry under fire for ‘pressure’ on green watchdog
The salmon farming industry has been accused of trying to “pressure” Scotland’s environment watchdog by persisting with complaints about how it is regulated.
Danger of lead pollution after company wins court battle
Toxic lead pollution from a chipboard factory near Stirling could increase sharply after its operators won a five-year legal battle.
Revealed: ministers’ doubts over nuclear plant at Torness
Labour and Conservative governments secretly harboured doubts about building a nuclear power station at Torness in East Lothian in the late 1970s.
Nine spycops snooped on anti-nuclear protests in Scotland
Nine officers from London’s secret undercover policing unit, known as spycops, aided the infiltration and surveillance of anti-nuclear protests in Scotland.
Safety warnings as cracks rise at Torness nuclear plant
The number of cracks in an ageing nuclear reactor has risen to 46, prompting warnings that prolonging its operation would be “gambling with public safety”.
Ministers bow to salmon industry pressure on pesticide
A new safety limit on a pesticide that kills marine wildlife has been delayed by four years following pressure from the salmon farming industry.
Alarm over 174 security breaches at Clyde nuclear bases
Two nuclear bomb bases on the Clyde recorded 174 security breaches over five years, according to information released by the Ministry of Defence.
Revealed: the oil industry’s SNP lobbyists
Lobbying by former SNP spin doctors has raised fears that the Scottish Government may abandon its opposition to new North Sea oil exploration.
Scotland’s richest landowner backing ‘madcap’ mini-nuke plan
Scotland’s richest man, Anders Holch Povlsen, has come under fierce fire for backing a “bonkers” plan to build thousands of floating nuclear reactors in Asia.
