Forth Energy insists biomass plant would be in keeping with 'low carbon' zone
The proposed Dundee harbour biomass plant will not be affected by the Scottish Government's designation of the port as an enterprise area for low carbon and renewables development. (...)
MoD agrees to visit Dalgety Bay radiation beach
The Ministry of Defence has finally agreed to visit a Fife beach contaminated with radiation. (...)
SEPA pressed to find source of Lochty Burn pollution
Kinglassie residents are baffled by mysterious rusty-coloured pollution which has killed wildlife in the Lochty Burn. (...)
Support for scheme designed to cut lorry journeys in centre of Perth
Perth could become the first place in Scotland to trial a new green transport scheme, if funding is secured. (...)
Scottish Water fined £6,000 after pollution killed over 500 fish
Scottish Water has been fined £6,000 after a sewage discharge into a Perthshire burn killed hundreds of fish. (...)
SEPA 'failing' to protect Dighty Burn from pollution
The environmental agency for Scotland has been accused of "failing" after industrial material was found in water close to Broughty Ferry beach only a year after an investigation into fly-tipping was carried out. (...)
Wedding friends defend generations-old 'blackening' tradition
A Laurencekirk man wants to put the record straight following a "blackening" that sparked water pollution fears. (...)
Dog walker is no lover of wedding 'blackening' tradition
A dog walker has raised concerns that high jinks ahead of a wedding posed a pollution threat to a burn and river near Laurencekirk. (...)
Perthshire businesses taken to task for pollution failings
A firm that blighted a Perthshire community with unpleasant odours has been criticised by an environment watchdog. (...)
Shell Gannet Alpha North Sea oil spill confirmed as biggest in a decade
A North Sea oil spill 112 miles from the Scottish coast is the biggest leak in a decade. (...)
Scaled-down plans for incinerator put to council by Grundon Waste Management
Planners behind a controversial £100 million waste incinerator in Perth — previously described as a "pollutant-belching monstrosity" — have submitted revised proposals which they hope will allay public fears and meet the approval of Perth and Kinross Council. (...)
Viridor leading the way in responsible disposal of 'e-waste'
The Perth firm which recycles electronics for Scottish local authorities has branded as "unacceptable" the illegal export of electronic waste — or e-waste — by unscrupulous "underground" companies. (...)
Razorfish toxin find closes Largo Bay, Wemyss and Kirkcaldy fisheries
Fisheries on the south coast of Fife have been closed after toxins were found in a type of shellfish. (...)
Eden Angling Association puts fish back into the river
The river Eden has been restocked with around 15,000 trout following the pollution incident last year that killed an estimated 4000 to 5000 fish. (...)
Glamis Burn and Kerbet Water to be checked for pollution
Two Angus waterways are to be analysed by environmental experts in the coming weeks for pollution levels. (...)
Broughty Ferry beach unlikely to regain Blue Flag status
It emerged this week that Broughty Ferry beach may never be able to regain its Blue Flag status. (...)
Climate change campaigner says high prices will force us to confront reliance on fossil fuels
While our Fight For Fairer Fuel campaign gathers momentum among motorists angry at rising prices at the pumps, there are those who see higher petrol prices as not necessarily a bad thing. (...)
£32,500 spend on Cupar sustainable travel advice scheme defended
The Scottish Government has defended spending £32,500 on knocking on people's doors in Cupar to tell them how to travel more sustainably. (...)
Council wants answers before giving biomass plan response
Dundee City Council wants Scottish ministers to defer plans for the controversial biomass plant at the harbour until more information is available about its impact on public health and the environment. (...)
Support for bid to reduce city air pollution
Dundee councillors have backed a long-term aspiration to cut air pollution at hotspots across the city. (...)