Scotland’s abandoned buildings leave communities to bear the burden
Derelict buildings across Scotland are creating a plethora of problems. Local communities are bearing the brunt.
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Fish farms in Mediterranean ‘paradise’ blamed for pollution
The cages float on the surface of the sea. They can be seen clearly from the shore: 27 circles 20-
Revealed: 16 ‘toxic’ chemicals fish farmers are allowed to use
Fish farmers in Scotland are permitted to use 16 “toxic” chemicals to kill parasites and fungi, control infections and anaesthetise
Government salmon farm research ‘excluded environmental impact’
Scottish Government research into pesticides used to control the lice that infest farmed salmon deliberately excluded impacts on the “wider
Fish farms: £10m handouts, £900m profits and 300,000 tonnes of pollution
Six fish farming companies in Scotland given government handouts of over £10 million have made profits of £926 million since
Two Scottish sites mulling bids for nuclear fusion reactor
Two sites in Scotland are preparing to bid to host the world’s first nuclear fusion power station, The Ferret
Salmon companies rapped for breaking rules on shooting seals
The Scottish Government has reprimanded salmon farming companies for breaking the rules on shooting seals — but has not taken any
£3.3bn: the ‘hidden’ cost of salmon farming in Scotland
The Scottish salmon farming industry has incurred “hidden” costs of £3.3 billion since 2013 because of mass deaths, pollution,
Oil firms under fire for lobbying on COP26 climate summit
The oil industry has lobbied the Scottish Government on “the importance of balanced messaging” in the run-up to the
Fish farm pollution rules relaxed for Brexit
Fish farming companies are being allowed to breach environmental limits and pollute lochs because of export problems caused by Brexit.
22 nuclear bombs delivered to Scotland despite Covid
As many as 22 nuclear warheads were transported from England to Scotland in eight road convoys during 2020 despite coronavirus
Covid lockdown cut air pollution – but only for a while
The coronavirus lockdown cut toxic exhaust fumes in Scotland’s towns and cities by a third in 2020 – but the
Green watchdog communications wrecked by cyber attack
Computer systems at the Scottish Government’s green watchdog have been crippled for two weeks by a “complex and sophisticated”