The Guga Hunt: Why a centuries-old Hebridean tradition is facing renewed scrutiny
The Ferret did a deep dive to explain why a bird cull on Lewis dating back centuries is causing outrage amid claims it's a "blood sport"
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Salmon farm antibiotics leap 50 times
The use of drugs at salmon farms in Scotland has risen more than 50 times over the last six years,
Revealed: MoD cover-up on Gruinard anthrax contamination
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) covered up evidence that toxic contamination could have spread from Gruinard island to the mainland
New bullying allegations at Scots environment agency
Staff at the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) have demanded an independent inquiry into allegations of bullying and harassment following
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
Row over plans to reform groups at nuclear sites
New guidelines which campaigners say could benefit communities around nuclear sites have been boycotted by a UK Government nuclear agency.
The 13 nature champions rejected by government nature agency
Thirteen leading nature, environment and countryside advocates have been rejected as board members by the Scottish Government’s nature agency,
Cracks cause Torness nuclear plant to close early
Spreading cracks at the Torness nuclear power station in East Lothian mean that it will have to close two years
M&S salmon firm rapped for misreporting pesticide use
The company that supplies Scottish farmed salmon to the retail giant, Marks and Spencer (M&S), has been officially
NatureScot withdrew objection after ‘serious heat’ from its chair
The Scottish Government’s wildlife agency, NatureScot, withdrew an objection to a tourist development in a native woodland after senior
Scottish Government urged big oil to use young people to boost COP26 message
The Scottish Government urged the oil and gas industry to use “the voices of young people” for “powerful messaging” at
Cambo oil plan is ‘uneconomic’, say experts
The plan to drill for oil deep under the sea at Cambo, north west of Shetland, is “uneconomic” and would
Revealed: 1,000 fossil fuel and big business reps at COP26
Nearly 1,000 representatives from the fossil fuel industry, big business and nuclear power companies have registered to attend the