We recently celebrated Clean Air Day, which highlights the environmental and public health imperative to reduce air pollution and limit harmful emissions ...
Bathing waters designation – murkier than ever?
Bathing water designation came to our attention when we were contacted by the River Almond Action Group (RAAG). In this blog, our Assistant Legal Officer Preslava Todorova analyses how, over two years after our representation to Environmental Standards Scotland, bathing water designation remains murkier than ever ...
How to strengthen the regulation of lobbying in Scotland
The regulation of lobbying in Scotland rests on a legislative regime which came into force nearly a decade ago. This blog discusses some of the ways of strengthening existing lobbying laws, and what could be added to further meaningful transparency ...
Guest blog: Why law students across Scotland are challenging their future employers over the climate crisis
Lawyers might not be the first group that springs to mind when discussing the climate crisis, but they play a critical role in enabling the operations of the fossil fuel industry ...
A small victory for transparency: the establishment of an agricultural EIA register
In this long read, our Legal Director Dr Ben Christman reflects on why it took over seven years for a public body to comply with legal transparency duties, and what this tells us about the flaws in Scotland’s environmental governance regime ...
Scotland’s environmental watchdog needs a trip to the vet
Read ERCS's report on our first 11 representations to Environmental Standards Scotland, and our legal director's summary ...
Dismay and concern after Scottish Government abandons flagship Human Rights Bill
The Programme for Government announced yesterday signals the Scottish Government’s abject failure to deliver on their promise of a Scottish Human Rights Bill including the right to a healthy environment ...
Reflecting on the Rights Detectives investigation into a right to a healthy environment for children and young people
Juliet Harris, Director of Together Scotland, reflects on how the right to a healthy environment can strengthen children’s rights across the First Ministers priority areas for action ...
