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The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) are calling on Scots to have their say on the future of the nation’s water environment.

Phase four of a Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) project in the upper catchment of the River Nith in East Ayrshire has concluded in the creation of a wetland wildlife haven on the site of a former sewage works.

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has published the 2026 bathing water classifications, showing the national picture across Scotland’s coasts and inland waters. The majority of designated bathing waters continue to meet high environmental standards, with 47 rated Excellent and 26 rated Good for the year ahead.

Salmon have returned to the Levern Water in Barrhead for the first time in 170 years, thanks to a river restoration project by East Renfrewshire Council and Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA).

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) have delivered the biggest advancement in environmental legislation since their inception almost three decades ago.

Radioactivity in food, water and the wider environment continues to remain well below public health limits, according to the latest Radioactivity in Food and the Environment (RIFE-30) report published today (30 October).