This year is critical for tackling sewage pollution. In the last three months, we have been speaking to communities to hear their concerns, so we can push for better regulations ...
Clean Up Scotland’s Sewage: Support our Earth Raise campaign
Between 22-29 April, we're participating in the Big Give Earth Raise to help fund the next phase of Clean Up Scotland's Sewage. Watch our 30-minute webinar to find out why your donation is so important ...
Clean Up Scotland’s Sewage: World Water Day
This World Water Day on 22 March, join us in person in Edinburgh and online to send a clear message to the Scottish Government: Sewage pollution doesn’t just wash away with water, it needs action ...
New campaign challenges politicians to clean up Scotland’s sewage – press release
A new national campaign to tackle sewage pollution in Scotland’s rivers and seas was launched on Saturday, supported by over 20 groups and organisations across civil society ...

Bathing waters designation – murkier than ever?
Bathing water designation came to our attention when we were contacted by the River Almond Action Group (RAAG). In this blog, our Assistant Legal Officer Preslava Todorova analyses how, over two years after our representation to Environmental Standards Scotland, bathing water designation remains murkier than ever ...
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 ...
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 ...











