Communities were promised a share of Scotland’s wind boom. Some are being sold short
More than 20 wind farms are failing to pay an agreed amount to locals. That could cost Scottish communities over £50m.
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Row over failed plan to crack down on landowners over deer
The government’s wildlife agency, Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH), has come under fire after backing down on a plan to
The world’s icecaps are melting and threatening to flood millions, say scientists
New evidence of the dramatic and destabilising impact of carbon pollution on the world’s polar regions has prompted calls
Communities across Scotland at risk from flooding reservoirs
More than 550 reservoirs around Scotland have been officially rated as “high risk” because of the homes, businesses, roads, railways
Plastic pollution prompts calls for curbs on industry
Mounting evidence on how plastic wastes are contaminating beaches, polluting the oceans and harming wildlife is putting pressure on Scotland’
Scotland’s green watchdog wined and dined by polluters
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) has been repeatedly wined and dined by the fish farming, whisky and power industries,
Scotland’s public forests ‘at risk’ from management shake-up
Wildlife, walking and other woodland attractions across the country are under threat from plans by Scotland’s largest public landowner
Exposed: Ineos links to Paradise Papers firm
The Grangemouth petrochemical giant, Ineos, has links with the controversial offshore tax haven firm exposed by the recent ‘Paradise Papers’
Perfect storm: MoD report says Trident nuclear plans in trouble
UK government plans for the next generation of Trident submarine reactors are under threat from staff shortages and spending cuts,
Watchdog probes freedom of information failings by Scottish Government
The new Scottish Information Commissioner has launched an investigation into allegations that the Scottish Government blocked or delayed freedom of
MoD under fire over new nuclear facilities on the Clyde
Revelations that the Ministry of Defence (MoD) is planning 14 major new developments at the Trident nuclear bases on the
Trident nuclear safety reports suppressed by the Ministry of Defence
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has censored official warnings about the safety of the Trident nuclear weapons system based on
Trump golf links will be stripped of conservation status, say experts
Rare sand dunes on the Aberdeenshire coast are likely to be stripped of their status as a protected nature conservation