Campaigners say pollution from the Glenfiddich and Glen Keith distilleries on Speyside could “devastate” rivers and endanger public health.
UK GOVERNMENT plans threatening nuclear and radiation safety laws in a “Brexit bonfire” have provoked resistance from regulators and trade unionists, opposition from Scottish ministers, and alarm from campaigners.
It wasn’t, perhaps, the most important environment story the Sunday Herald has ever run. But it was certainly one of the most read.
Scotland must “rapidly” shut down its North Sea oil and gas industry to cut pollution and combat climate change, according to a forthcoming report from scientists seen by the Sunday Herald.
A move to impose tougher controls on landowners scarring hillsides by bulldozing tracks for deer stalking and grouse shooting is to be launched in the Scottish Parliament this week.
Intensely controversial plans to build a golf course on one of Scotland’s most precious coastal wildlife sites would be blocked in England, according to environmental groups.
Salmon farmers with the worst records on animal welfare have been named and shamed by campaigners hoping to provoke
NEW housing estates in Scotland have been branded “car sick” because they pander to drivers at the expense of pedestrians, public transport and bikes.
THE Ministry of Defence has refused to reveal official safety ratings for the Trident nuclear weapons system and nuclear-powered submarines on the Clyde, citing "national security".
TWO multinational oil companies have repeatedly failed to reduce the risks of major accidents at petrochemical plants in Fife, according to documents released by the UK Government’s Health and Safety Executive.
