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A North Lanarkshire company has been fined £48,000 after untreated industrial effluent from its Moodiesburn factory – which makes collagen casings used in sausage production – was discharged into a local burn, significantly harming the environment.

SEPA are investigating a pollution incident that resulted in dead fish on the Burn of Carron, near Aberlour.

Today (12th May 2026), the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) publishes its Annual Operating Plan for 2026-27 as the agency marks its 30th anniversary year.

SEPA is encouraging abstractors who take water from Scotland’s rivers, lochs and groundwater for activities such as irrigation and industrial processes to review equipment, contingency plans and water efficiency measures following continued dry weather across parts of Scotland.

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has appointed Kirsty-Louise Campbell as Deputy Chief Executive following an internal recruitment process.

SEPA continue to attend an ongoing incident at the Lower Melville Wood waste facility, Ladybank, Fife