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VIBES 2024 finalists announced
10 July 2024
37 Scottish businesses, championing the link between economic success and environmental sustainability, have been shortlisted as finalists for the 2024 VIBES Scottish Environment Business Awards.
Clear science inspiring the next generation of citizen scientists this Clean Air Day
20 June 2024
This Clean Air Day, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) are supporting a day of learning where young people will be encouraged to lead change, tackle air pollution and protect the future of our environment through science.
Check the weather, check the water urges SEPA, with water quality information at your fingertips as Scotland’s bathing waters season begins
31 May 2024
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) are encouraging visitors to "check the weather, check the water” via SEPA’s bathing waters website before heading to one of the country’s designated bathing waters this season.
Brand boosting Scotland’s sustainable businesses as awards deadline looms
27 May 2024
Scottish businesses are encouraged to shine as Scottish Government and Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) led VIBES Scottish Environment Business Awards deadline looms – 31st May 2024.
SEPA suspend waste licence as part of enhanced package of enforcement action at Kilwinning battery fire site
27 May 2024
Scotland’s environmental regulator have suspended the Waste Management Licence belonging to the operator of the Kilwinning battery recycling site where a major fire broke out on 8th April 2024 - meaning no waste can be accepted, stored or treated by the company.
Environmental DNA offers a potentially powerful new tool for assessing nature in Scotland
24 May 2024
The key to assessing Scotland’s ecological health and supporting nature conservation could lie in the analysis of environmental DNA, scientists have found.