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Latest SEPA water scarcity report shows gradual recovery but long-term pressure in the north and east
23 October 2025
The latest water scarcity report from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) shows conditions are gradually improving but parts of the north and east have not yet recovered.
Small rise in Scottish household recycling rate but big gains are still go
28 October 2025
This is a Policy statement and relates to the Official Statistics Publication for Scotland - Household waste summary (Jan-Dec 2024), waste landfilled in Scotland – 2024, and waste incinerated in Scotland – 2024 statistics published at 9.30am on Tuesday 28 October 2025 and available on SEPA's website.
ExxonMobil Chemical Limited fined £176,000 for six days of flaring that sounded like a jet engine
28 October 2025
ExxonMobil Chemical Limited was fined £176,000 at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court today (28th October 2025) after pleading guilty to breaching its environmental permit during six days of continuous flaring at its Cowdenbeath site in April 2019.
Radioactivity in Scotland’s environment remains well within strict safety limits
30 October 2025
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).
Final weekly water scarcity report for 2025 shows further recovery over the last week
30 October 2025
The latest water scarcity report marks the end of weekly water scarcity reporting for 2025 with all areas at Alert level or below and all abstraction restrictions across Scotland lifted.