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.
Alistair Whyte
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Peatlands restoration target missed for fifth year running
The Scottish Government has admitted its target to restore peatlands has been missed for the fifth year running. In 2018,
Area of peatlands restored by Scottish Government one third less than claimed
An area of peatlands restored last year by the Scottish Government is nearly one third lower than it publicly claimed,
Peat multinational allegedly breached planning permission
A multinational which extracts peat from a site in Dumfries and Galloway has been doing so “in breach of…planning
Public told ‘half truths’ over nuclear fusion plan, say anti-nuclear groups
Anti-nuclear campaigners have accused organisations supporting plans for a nuclear fusion plant in North Ayrshire of having promoted the
Plans to mine peat for a decade ‘breach climate targets’
New proposals to mine peat at a site in South Lanarkshire are “not consistent” with the Scottish Government’s targets
Alarm over peat extraction plans in south west Scotland
Plans to prolong the mining of peat at two sites in Dumfries and Galloway have alarmed environmental groups, who want
Highland peat extraction ‘at odds’ with climate emergency
A decision to allow the extraction of tens of thousands of tonnes of peat every year from a site in
Ministers accused of ‘skullduggery’ that could harm wildlife sites
Scottish ministers have been accused of rewriting the rules and weakening legal protection for precious wildlife sites to pave the
Exhaust fumes blamed for killing mountain wildlife
Pollution from vehicle exhausts is “devastating” the fragile wild plants that cling to the arctic summits of Scotland’s highest