Environmental and human rights campaigners are angered and dismayed at the Scottish Government’s announcement in parliament that they are no longer going to include the right to a healthy environment in a Scottish Human Rights Bill ...
Campaigns
Over 100 organisations urge First Minister not to abandon the right to a healthy environment – press release
Over 100 civil society organisations have written an open letter urging the First Minister not to renege on the government’s longstanding commitment to recognise the human right to a healthy environment in a Scottish Human Rights Bill ...
New coalition to Clean Up Scotland’s Sewage explains the latest sewage spill data – press release
A new coalition of community groups and NGOs has launched today with the shared aim to Clean Up Scotland’s Sewage to protect our rivers, lochs and seas and our right to safe water ...
Using the law in an era of climate breakdown – speaker event and panel discussion
After a summer of extreme heat and devastating wildfires, and amid intense debate about new North Sea oil, ERCS and the University of Glasgow will be hosting a speaker event to explore how Scotland’s legal profession can respond to our escalating climate crisis ...
Stop Toxic Sewage Sludge Spreading: Tenacious campaigners call for cases
Tenacious Award Winners, Jo Hirst and Doreen Goldie, are working with ERCS to call for a moratorium on toxic sewage sludge spreading on agricultural land. They are calling for cases of sewage sludge spreading in Scotland to support the campaign ...
Parents, teachers and health campaigners hail ‘window of opportunity’ to cut air pollution from engine idling – press release
Parents, teachers, and environmental health campaigners have hailed a ‘window of opportunity’ to cut toxic air pollution from engine idling ...
ERCS welcomes new rules for hyperscale data centres as a win for environmental justice – press release
After months of growing pressure from campaigners and protests by communities up and down the country, the Scottish Government announced that planning applications for data centres over 50MW will require environmental impact assessments ...
What Scotland’s Programme for Government means for environmental rights
The Scottish Government has published its Programme for Government, setting out its plan for the next five years and specific actions for the year ahead ...
