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 ...
Win: Environmental Impact Assessments of large agricultural projects finally made public
After ERCS challenged RPID’s failure to comply with the law, they have finally published the register of agricultural Environmental Impact Assessments ...
Charities call the Scottish Government’s lack of progress on UN treaty an ‘abject failure’ to protect environmental rights – press release
Environmental charities including the RSPB and ERCS have called out the Scottish Government’s ‘abject failure’ to meet the access to justice requirements of the UN Aarhus Convention ...
December newsletter
Read our latest news and watch our film with the Environmental Justice Network ...
Environmental Justice Network Film
The Environmental Justice Network is a group of community campaigners from across Scotland who are pushing for improved environmental regulations and enforcement. In this film, …
Lunchtime 101: Sewage pollution
The extent and health risk of sewage pollution in Scotland is currently unknown. Watch our free webinar ...
Why ERCS is leaving X
We are leaving the social media platform X. From today, we will no longer post on our account and instead invite our supporters to join our newsletter, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
Environmental campaigners rally outside Court of Session as Scottish Government misses access to justice deadline – press release
Environmental and human rights campaigners today rallied outside the Court of Session to mark the Scottish Government missing a crucial deadline for compliance with the with the UN Aarhus Convention’s access to justice requirements ...
Header image: 'Rainbow joy, Gadloch' by Emma Donaldson.
