Claim John Swinney stayed at Peter Mandelson's residence is Mostly True
The first minister has been criticised online for staying with Mandelson on a trip to the US last year. We looked at the truth behind the claims.
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Sepa may stop naming and shaming rule breaking polluters
The Scottish Government’s green watchdog has refused to commit to publicly naming and shaming polluters who break environmental rules.
Pollution data permanently lost because of cyber attack
Information on thousands of environmental checks and pollution breaches over 15 months has been permanently lost because of a cyber
Revealed: 400 sites in Scotland broke environmental rules
More than 400 industrial sites across Scotland have been officially damned as “unsatisfactory” on pollution, according to data from the
Ineos damned as “very poor” for pollution at Grangemouth
A plant run by the fossil fuel multinational, Ineos, at Grangemouth has been condemned as “very poor” for pollution by
Trident nuclear base damned as ‘poor’ after polluting the Clyde
The Trident nuclear base has been condemned by the Scottish Government’s green watchdog for its “poor” environmental performance after
5,000 sites escape pollution checks due to coronavirus crisis
More than 5,000 business sites across Scotland are going to escape judgement on their environmental breaches in 2020 because
57 sites guilty of environmental breaches kept secret
The names of 57 sites across Scotland guilty of breaking environmental rules have been kept secret at the behest of
Trump’s Turnberry resort condemned for environmental breaches
One of Donald Trump’s prized golf resorts in Scotland has been officially damned as “poor” for breaking environmental rules.
Ineos Grangemouth plant rated poor for pollution two years running
The refinery run by the petrochemical giant Ineos at Grangemouth has been condemned for its “poor” environmental performance for the