Cornell, ERCS's Rights Officer, works on raising awareness of environmental rights and supporting equitable participation in environmental decision-making ...
Case Studies
Lead shot contamination of soil and water – Mary’s Voice for Justice
Mary Hurry questions her local authority and environmental regulators about contamination from lead shot and encountering a lack of responsibility from all ...
Sheriffhall Overarching Objectors – holding the government to account on more roads and more emissions
The community group, Sheriffhall Overarching Objectors, challenge a proposed major road redevelopment that has implications for locals and the Scottish Government's plans to reduce car kilometres ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
