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18 January 2023

ERCS challenges Scottish Government over bathing water status

ERCS has made a complaint to Environmental Standards Scotland regarding the government’s unlawful approach to the designation of bathing waters in Scotland ...

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14 November 2022

Sewage sludge spreading – the harm and fight for improved regulation

Rural communities affected by sewage sludge spreading on agricultural land continue to wait for the Scottish Government to act on the human and environmental health risks. Read how community representatives, Doreen and Jo, have been at the forefront of public action against sewage sludge for more than a decade ...

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14 October 2022

Exploring environmental rights with Roma youth activists

Our Rights Officer, Cornell, joined the Friends of Romano Lav youth activists in their local neighbourhood of Govanhill, Glasgow. Together, the group walked around Govanhill and took photos of what they liked, disliked, and wanted to change about their local environment ...

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Unsightly photo of landfill
19 July 2022

Ann’s story – The fight for environmental justice

Ann Coleman, has been challenging developments on behalf of communities and the environment for over 25 years. Our Rights Officer interviewed her to learn more about her fight for environmental justice ...

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Unsightly image of landfill
22 June 2022

Voice from the Human Rights Lived Experience Board – Ann Coleman

Ann Coleman has been a community and environmental campaigner for over 25 years. We are grateful that she agreed to be on the Human Rights Lived Experience Board to inform the development of the Human Rights (Scotland) Bill ...

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