Oops: MoD blunder reveals secret details of bomb project
A botched freedom of information response has revealed sites in the frame for the UK’s expanding weapons programme.
Climate and the Environment
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Oil spill at Clyde defence depot under investigation
Official investigations have been launched into an oil spill at a major Ministry of Defence (MoD) fuel depot on Loch
National park authority accused of geological failings
A critical report has alleged a series of failings by national park chiefs in protecting the unique geological heritage in
Sowing seeds: the energy advisers fighting to keep people warm this winter
It’s 11am and before he starts his long restaurant shift, Ioan has a couple of hours to play with
Bird flu: 90,000 chickens culled in Scotland during outbreak
Nearly 90,000 chickens have been culled in Scotland to prevent the spread of the UK’s worst ever bird
China and Russia block Antarctic protection
China and Russia are expected to block plans for protecting the seas around the Antarctic from over-fishing, sources have told
Rising toxic pollution under investigation
The Scottish Government’s green watchdog has launched an investigation into sharp rises in toxic pollution from two wood production
Green concerns raised over Scottish Government’s Just Transition Fund
Environmental campaigners have raised concerns that millions of pounds from the Scottish Government’s Just Transition Fund have been awarded
Health fears as Scottish ammonia pollution rises
Industrial emissions of ammonia – a pollutant which damages ecosystems and threatens human health – increased by more than ten per cent
UK’s second-hand clothing pollutes African nations
On Korle-Gonno beach in Accra, Ghana’s bustling capital, reams of tangled clothing are burrowed into the sand. “They go
Row erupts between Marine Scotland and private firm over seal scarers
A row has erupted between a private company and the Scottish Government over controversial devices called seal scarers which have
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
Antarctic krill fishing boosted by fish farming
Fishing companies are hoping to “double” their catches of krill — tiny animals that sustain the Antarctic Ocean — to feed the