Environmentalists are demanding urgent investigations into air pollution on the Glasgow subway after a snapshot survey by the Sunday Herald's New Era magazine discovered passengers were breathing in tens of millions of tiny metallic particles that might damage their health.
The £40 billion engineering giant, Babcock, is demanding up to £500,000 from the Scottish Government's wildlife agency because it opposed the company's plans for a major new freight terminal in Fife.
SCOTLAND's sensitive machair meadows could be put at risk by flooding as scientists predict global warming could cause sea levels to rise more than previously expected over the next century.
RUBBISH on Scotland's beaches increased by 20% in a year showing anti-litter campaigns are now falling on deaf ears, according to a leading marine charity.
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is under fierce attack for investing hundreds of millions of pounds in US companies which remove the tops of mountains in order to scoop out coal inside.
THE firm behind a controversial quarry extension planned near a Scottish World Heritage Site has paid out millions of pounds in penalties for breaking environmental laws.
Pesticides from 12 salmon farms have contaminated lochs around Scotland's coast in breach of safety limits, according to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa).
A last-ditch attempt by Scottish ministers to keep secret the identities of salmon farms that shoot seals has been rejected by Scotland's freedom of information watchdog, Rosemary Agnew.
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