MoD confirms potential Scottish bomb sites after Ferret revelations
Government names areas being assessed for new munitions plants after The Ferret uncovers hidden details in a botched FoI response.
Climate and the Environment
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Scotland lagging behind the rest of the UK on recycling
Scottish ministers and councils have come under fire after official figures revealed that Scotland recycled less household waste than England,
Shell fined £40,000 for breaching climate pollution rules at Fife plant
The oil multinational, Shell, has apologised after being fined £40,000 for breaching the rules on reporting climate pollution at
Icelandic whalers condemned over blue whale ‘slaughter’ claims
A Scottish animal rights charity has criticised an Icelandic whaler after activists released footage that they claim shows the killing
Shell and ExxonMobil accused of ‘putting profit before safety’ in Fife
Two oil multinationals have repeatedly failed to reduce the risks of major accidents at petrochemical plants in Fife, according to
Scottish Government extends Ineos fracking licence for a year
The Scottish Government has extended a licence for fracking across the central belt by the Grangemouth company, Ineos – but insisted
Chicken scandal firm given £1.3 million by Scottish Government
A poultry processing firm which made headlines last year following a food safety and hygiene scandal has been given more
Nearly all respondents to fox hunting consultation want law changed
Nearly all of the 18,787 respondents to a public consultation on fox hunting want the law to be reformed.
Horror photos of farmed salmon spark legal threat
The diseases, damage and infestations suffered by hundreds of thousands of caged salmon in Scotland have been exposed by more
Court rejects Ineos bid for multi-million pound damages over ‘fracking ban’
A bid by the Grangemouth petrochemical giant, Ineos, to sue the Scottish Government for multi-million pound damages for banning fracking
Ineos plea to keep ‘dangerous’ US fracking pipeline open
The petrochemical giant, Ineos, successfully pleaded with US authorities to reopen a pipeline that supplies fracking gas to Grangemouth, complaining
Bid to end salmon farm row is just PR, say campaigners
A bid by the Scottish Government to resolve fierce arguments over how fish farms harm wild salmon has been dismissed
Claim Scotland’s climate targets are toughest in the world is False
Scotland’s approach to tackling climate change has been praised by international organisations, and the ruling SNP party has described