On Monday 3 August, ERCS was notified about a data breach affecting Beacon, our third-party CRM (Customer Relationship Management) provider. This is the final update from Beacon and information for supporters ...
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 ...
Towards disability-inclusive climate emergency planning
A collaborative programme of work by the Sensing Climate research project, Inclusion Scotland and the Environmental Rights Centre for Scotland has identified a series of priorities for disability-inclusive climate emergency planning centred on a six-step model ...
Protective expenses orders granted in two ERCS Law Service cases
Protective expenses orders have been granted to two clients of ERCS's Law Service to allow their environmental judicial review cases to proceed to full hearings ...
Campaigners renew calls for moratorium on hyperscale data centres – press release
Environmental charities have written to the First Minister renewing calls for a moratorium on hyperscale data centres until key environmental conditions are met, as opposition gathers pace and campaigners race to prevent two major developments ...
ERCS welcomes Scottish Government EIA decision for Edinburgh data centre planning appeal
A planning reporter has issued a ‘screening direction’ requiring an environmental impact assessment to be carried out for a proposal to build a 210-megawatt data centre ...
ERCS July newsletter
Read our July newsletter on keeping a cool head in an emergency. In this newsletter, we share updates on our Fossil Free Law and Ending Engine Idling campaigns, research project with MECOPP on environmental rights for Gypsy/Travellers, and our new briefing on Rights of Nature ...
The Snakes and Ladders of seeking environmental justice
In May 2026, the Environmental Justice Network spoke at the Congress of Nations and States: ‘Mass atrocities, environmental degradation and communities’ rights conference', hosted by the University of Dundee and the University of Stirling. The Network put on a play on how navigating Scotland's environmetal laws and regulations can be like a game of Snakes and Ladders ...
Header image: 'Rainbow joy, Gadloch' by Emma Donaldson.
