Thousands of Scots don’t have a home. Some new MSPs have more than one
Several of Holyrood’s newest politicians have property portfolios. Campaigners claim they are “profiting” from Scotland’s housing emergency.
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Climate pollution from wind farms on peat ‘underestimated’
Wind farms on Scotland’s peatland could be doing much more damage to the climate than previously thought. The volume
Councils failing to tackle climate crisis, says report
Plans by Scottish local authorities to cut carbon pollution are “deeply insufficient” and will cause Scotland to keep missing climate
Revealed: the 43 peers entangled in big oil
As many as 43 members of the House of Lords have investments totalling millions of pounds and senior roles in
Revealed: 400 sites in Scotland broke environmental rules
More than 400 industrial sites across Scotland have been officially damned as “unsatisfactory” on pollution, according to data from the
Over 40 fish farms ‘unsatisfactory’, says government watchdog
Over one in ten of Scotland’s fish farms have been rated as “unsatisfactory” by the Scottish Government’s environmental
Westminster admits it could stop oil drilling at Cambo
The UK Government has accepted it has powers to stop the disputed Cambo oil development “in the public interest” after
Nuclear sites ‘set to flood’ due to climate change
The Faslane nuclear base on the Clyde could be forced to shut down by increasing storms and floods caused by
UK Government ‘confident’ of go-ahead for Cambo oil field
The UK Government is “confident” that the controversial Cambo oil development could go ahead without breaching climate targets, a senior
Governments attacked for boosting pollution from North Sea oil
The UK will cause 361 million tonnes of carbon pollution by increasing North Sea oil production since the climate emergency
Environmental groups boycott events sponsored by fossil fuel firms
Scottish campaigners are backing a boycott of media events sponsored by “pariah” fossil fuel companies in the run-up to the
Greens ‘sold out to the devil’ on fishing in pact with SNP
The Scottish Greens have “sold out to the devil” by failing to prevent fishing trawlers from damaging the seabed around
Licences to kill: 115 Tayside beavers shot in 2020
The Scottish Government’s wildlife agency licensed the killing of 115 beavers in Tayside in 2020, sparking angry criticisms from