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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Forestry and Land Scotland criticised for allowing fox hunts into public forests
Animal welfare groups have condemned Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) for continuing to allow fox hunts into public forests which
Fish farm pesticide ‘risk’ for swimmers, says industry report
Wild swimmers face “a risk” to their health from a toxic pesticide discharged into lochs and the sea from over
Chinese-state owned firm lobbied government to reduce wind farm rents
A company owned by the Chinese government lobbied a Scottish minister to reduce the rent it will pay at a
Sepa paid private PR and social media firms £170,000 after cyber attack
The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (Sepa) paid private PR and social media firms £170,000 following a cyber attack in
Highland council accused of causing ‘potentially criminal’ damage to native forest
Highland Council has been accused by conservationists of causing potentially criminal damage to trees in a remnant of Scotland’s
National Union of Students Scotland endorses fossil fuel free careers pledge
The National Union of Students Scotland is officially endorsing an environmental pledge calling for all educational careers services to end
Scottish Water raised ‘deep concern’ about cutting price rise, despite sewage overflows
Scottish Water agreed to keep prices in line with inflation due to a request from the Scottish Government, but said
Famous Edinburgh footpath facing permanent closure
The public could be banned forever from one of Edinburgh’s most historic and popular footpaths, under plans being considered
Salmon farm pollution rises 10 per cent
Seabed and pesticide pollution of Scottish lochs by the salmon farming industry increased by over ten per cent in a
Releases of potent greenhouse gas in Scotland trebled in a year
Scotland’s environmental regulator is investigating a near threefold increase in releases of a potent greenhouse gas from industrial sites
The ‘rogues’ gallery’: Scotland’s top 20 climate polluters
A cement works, a glass plant and a well-known whisky distillery are among Scotland’s top 20 climate polluters, The
Carbon pollution from incinerators rises by 100,000 tonnes
Carbon pollution from three waste incinerators in Scotland rose by over 100,000 tonnes in a year, according to new