Named: the salmon farms rapped over animal welfare
In the past the UK Animal and Plant Health Agency kept secret the salmon farms it censured on animal welfare grounds. Now it has changed its mind.
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Revealed: the 49 Scottish beaches polluted by sewage
More than half of Scotland’s most popular beaches have been contaminated with sewage in breach of safety limits this
UN climate czar Carney’s firm involved in North Sea oil field bid
The UN climate envoy, Mark Carney, is a senior leader at an investment firm which owns a key piece of
Revealed: Millions of gamebirds imported into Scotland from overseas
Nearly three million pheasant and partridge chicks have been imported into Scotland from overseas battery farms to be shot at
Claim sewage overflows are not an issue in Scotland is False
Pollution warnings were put in place at more than 40 beaches across England and Wales last week as untreated sewage
Mapping the green rush: Scotland’s carbon credit sites
As part of the The Ferret’s series on Scotland’s Carbon Credits, we revealed the developers behind the carbon
Revealed: The big firms snapping up Scottish carbon credits
Weapons manufacturers, the oil giant Shell, and financial institutions which poured billions of pounds into fossil fuels are among firms
Locked gates and keep out signs: hundreds of access issues logged by councils
Landholders have allegedly blocked or deterred public access to Scotland’s paths more than 1,000 times in recent years
Revealed: The developers behind Scotland’s carbon credit ‘green rush’
Scotland’s richest man, an oil giant, an earl, and private equity and property firms are among those developing carbon
FFS explains: The UK energy crisis
Energy bills are predicted to rise again as the cost of living crisis continues to affect people across the UK.
Highland estate in public access legal battle owned in tax haven
A wealthy Highland landowner trying to block access to a path described as “historic and important” owns the land via
Revealed: The climate impact of Europe’s biggest insurers
Just four of Europe’s biggest insurance companies funded more climate pollution across the globe in 2021 than Scotland produces
Killing krill: supermarkets and salmon farms under fire
Leading supermarkets and salmon farming companies have been accused of “plundering” the Antarctic for krill and depriving whales, seals and