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Revealed: Scottish ministers’ meetings with fracking firm
Senior Scottish ministers have held private meetings with the fracking firm Ineos and Grangemouth executives from China five times in
Scottish councils put £400m into fracking companies
Pension funds run by ten Scottish local authorities invest more than £400 million in 23 fracking companies, according to a
The dirty beaches around Scotland that won awards for cleanliness
Scottish beaches officially rated as “poor” for pollution have been given awards for “cleanliness”, prompting accusations that the public have
Fracking in Scotland could make workers sick, say campaigners
Allowing fracking in Scotland could pose “serious risks” to the health of workers, according to a new analysis by campaigners.
Dust clouds covering communities in Fife came from toxic dumps
Large clouds of coal wastes blown over Scottish communities are from dumps contaminated with poison and toxic metals, according to
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
Named: the 17 streets in Glasgow where it’s dangerous to breathe
Toxic fumes from vehicle exhausts have polluted 17 of Glasgow’s busiest streets in breach of a legal safety limit
Ineos plans for fracked gas at Grangemouth under fire
A £450 million plan by Ineos to develop the Grangemouth petrochemical complex for fracking is facing fierce opposition from hundreds
Scottish councils pour £1.7bn into polluting fossil fuels
Scottish local authorities are investing £1.7 billion in 52 fossil fuel companies blamed for causing climate chaos, according to
Ineos boss lobbied Osborne to bust unions and back fracking
Jim Ratcliffe, the boss of Grangemouth petrochemical giant Ineos, secretly lobbied George Osborne when he was Chancellor of the Exchequer
Fracking noise harms health, say US experts
The loud noises produced by the fracking industry could cause sleep deprivation, stress and heart disease in surrounding communities, according
The Scottish streets poisoned by air pollution
Lethal exhaust fumes linked to degenerative brain diseases have polluted busy streets across Scotland in breach of safety limits, according