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A Perthshire man has been served with a civil penalty of £3,500 by Scotland’s environment regulator for allowing controlled waste to be disposed of by burial when no waste management licence was in place authorising the activity.

With parts of Scotland recording their wettest October on record, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) are appealing for as many people as possible to sign up for free flood Alerts and Warnings.

In 2024 98% of Scotland's bathing waters will again meet or exceed the Sufficient classification - with 85% achieving the higher standards of Excellent or Good.

Businesses from across Scotland have been recognised at the 24th annual VIBES Scottish Environment Business Awards.

The latest Radioactivity in Food and the Environment Report (RIFE 28) has been published today (2 November) and shows that levels and concentrations of man-made radioactivity measured in the environment during 2022 were well within international dose limits.

A wider, more natural river channel has been restored to the river, which runs through Barrhead, with the ability to better absorb flooding and encourage more fish and wildlife.