On Monday 3 August, ERCS was notified about a data breach affecting Beacon, our third-party CRM (Customer Relationship Management) provider. This is our updated statement and information for supporters ...
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 ...
Could Rights of Nature work in Scotland?
Our new explainer briefing gives an overview of the growing and complex Rights of Nature movement and concludes with key questions for Scotland ...
Environmental watchdog backs call for stronger enforcement of engine idling ban
For too long, the health of our communities and environment has been put unnecessarily at risk by engine idling, pushing up levels of toxic air pollution ...
Student campaigners meet with the Law Society of Scotland to push for bolder climate action
Law students from ERCS’s Fossil Free Law campaign have met with Ben Kemp, Chief Executive Officer at the Law Society of Scotland to push for new climate change guidance for solicitors ...
Header image: 'Rainbow joy, Gadloch' by Emma Donaldson.
