Environment
Lochs polluted with high levels of ‘forever chemicals’
Concerning levels of 'forever chemicals' were found in water bodies across Scotland, including lochs in Orkney, the Highlands and Outer Hebrides.
Revealed: how whisky firms fought off pollution controls
Intense behind-the-scenes lobbying by the multinational whisky industry forced the Scottish Government’s green watchdog to back down
FFS explains: why Grangemouth shut – and what happens next
The closure of the Grangemouth oil refinery in April has cast a long shadow over Scotland’s plans for a
Power struggle: The billionaire, the Chinese oil giant and Grangemouth’s forgotten workers
Grangemouth should have been Scotland’s big opportunity to realise its ambition for a just transition – moving workers into cleaner, greener jobs. But embittered power struggles got in the way, The Ferret finds.
After Oil: Investigating Scotland’s ‘Just Transition’
Scotland is facing a once-in-a-generation shift. For more than half a century, oil – the country’s ‘black
Consultancy firm’s review of fast-track salmon farm pilot branded “sham”
A consultancy firm which took part in a government pilot for fast-tracking salmon farm applications did an “independent” evaluation
Loch polluted by radioactive waste from nuclear bomb plant
Loch Long on the Clyde has been contaminated by radioactive waste from the UK’s nuclear bomb store where old
Fish farming company to stop using lumpfish to remove sea lice from salmon
Scotland’s biggest fish farming company is to stop using lumpfish to remove sea lice from salmon, after The Ferret
Freedom of expression group condemns ‘years of legal threats’ against activist who spotlights environmental issues
A group campaigning for freedom of expression has condemned multinationals for “years of legal threats” against an activist who spotlights
Ban on salmon farm polluting loch after 273 breaches
A ban on a Norwegian salmon farming company dumping toxic pesticides in a Highland loch following 273 environmental breaches over
Claim water pollution is worse in Scotland than England is Mostly False
UK environment minister Steve Reed’s comments on pollution levels in Scotland have caused controversy. In an interview with Channel
Fishing boat off Shetland abandoned 80km of nets in seas for almost a month
A fishing boat off Shetland broke down and abandoned more than 80km of netting in the sea for almost a