New salmon farmers scheme condemned as “greenwashing opportunity”
A new scheme to penalise salmon farmers when fish escape has been launched. But we found it is controlled by the industry prompting criticism.
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NatureScot condemned for sanctioning tests to disturb dolphins and whales
NatureScot granted a two year research licence to a private company to test new technology that will disturb dolphins, porpoises
Longer A&E waits disadvantage women, figures show
Women wait longer than men for emergency medical care in Scotland despite the fact they are more likely to be
Book festival sponsor has major investments in fossil fuels
The main sponsor of the Edinburgh book festival – which will feature an event with Greta Thunberg – has billions invested in
Trident nuclear project can’t be delivered, says watchdog
Delivery of nuclear reactors to power a new fleet of Trident submarines on the Clyde has been branded as “unachievable”
New government ‘sustainable’ fish farming strategy lacks green targets, say critics
A group representing coastal communities has criticised the Scottish Government’s new fish farming strategy for lacking environmental targets or
Experts back magic mushroom ingredient as ‘paradigm shift’ in mental health treatment
Psilocybin – the active ingredient in so-called magic mushrooms – offers “a paradigm shift in mental health treatment” for traumatised veterans,
NatureScot killed 57 geese for bird flu tests after UK law confusion
Scotland’s wildlife agency killed 57 barnacle geese to study the impact of avian flu because they wrongly feared it
‘Veterans are dying and treatment is limited’: why one solider turned to magic mushrooms
A growing army of struggling combat veterans have used magic mushrooms to overcome post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), The Ferret
Polluters let off as Sepa cuts legal action threefold
The Scottish Government’s environment watchdog has slashed its legal enforcement actions almost threefold over the last seven years, prompting
Is Scotland achieving its climate targets?
The Scottish Government’s plan for achieving net zero includes targets to reduce total emissions each year, as well as
Claim that climate change will be worse if we don’t develop new oil and gas in North Sea is Mostly False
The future of the North Sea oil and gas industry has been central to the debate about how Scotland should
For Fact’s Sake podcast: Why is climate denial still so common?
This week, The Ferret has been separating fact from fiction around climate change in our series, Scotland and the Climate