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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,
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
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 for more power for communities fighting developers
Scottish ministers are coming under concerted pressure to give communities across Scotland stronger rights to resist property developers proposing controversial
Ineos tries to block pollution controls on flaring at Grangemouth
The petrochemical giant, Ineos, is bidding to block a crackdown by the Scottish Government’s environment watchdog on pollution from
Challenge to Ineos multi-million pound claim for fracking ban
The Grangemouth petrochemical giant, Ineos, is facing a legal challenge to its bid to sue the Scottish Government for multi-million
Fracking gas pipeline ‘a clear and present danger to life’
A fracking gas pipeline key to the “shale gas revolution” promised by Grangemouth petrochemical giant Ineos has been shut down
Scottish ministers urged to cut climate pollution from farming
The Scottish Government is facing unprecedented pressure to overhaul its plans to cut climate pollution from farming from a powerful
Revealed: North Sea oil assets snapped up by private firms
By Billy Briggs and Simon Roach Increasing sales of North Sea oil assets to private companies have raised concerns over
Revealed: the ten most polluted streets in Scotland
Toxic exhaust fumes are polluting ten city streets across Scotland in breach of legal safety limits that should have been
Polluting gas flares in Fife reach record high
Polluting flares from oil and gas multinationals in Scotland, ExxonMobil and Shell, have risen to a record high, according to