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Case Studies

12 March 2024

Wyndford Residents Union: Defending residents’ rights

The Wyndford Residents Union is fighting to save their home from one of Scotland’s biggest demolition projects proposed by Wheatley Homes Glasgow ...

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Debris floating in the Water of Leith in front of a bridge.
9 January 2024

Save Our Shore Leith: Two years of advocating for a clean Water of Leith 

SOSLeith have been fighting against sewage pollution for over two years, with little action from environmental regulators ...

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19 December 2023

Bathing water case update: Have the waters cleared?

In recent years, outdoor bathing has become increasingly importance to our health and wellbeing. Yet all is not well - not a day goes by without another sewage scandal, another tale of polluted rivers or beaches clogged with plastic waste ...

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27 June 2023

Saving Scotland’s ancient and native woodlands– Help Trees Help Us

Only 1% of Scotland's ancient woodland remains and much of it is unprotected, in poor ecological condition and with no special designation. These irreplaceable and complex ecosystems are under threat ...

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27 April 2023

Bathing water case update: the good, the bad, and the ugly

In March, we submitted a formal complaint to Environmental Standards Scotland about the prohibitively high threshold for applicants seeking bathing water designation for Scotland’s beaches, lochs and rivers ...

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16 March 2023

The fight to stop the Clydebank incinerator – Kenny’s voice for justice

“I was fighting for my own health, but I felt as if I was fighting for the health of the people in the hospice, the kids in the primary school and the local community generally ..."

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Schematic of combined sewer systems
25 January 2023

Sewage polluted waters and a lack of monitoring – Save Our Shore Leith 

Community organisation Save our Shore Leith (SOSLeith) campaigns against the impact of sewage outflows and the lack of monitoring in the Water of Leith – Jim Jarvie explains why and what needs to change …

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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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