In a letter to the Scottish Government, the environmental charities APRS and ERCS call for an urgent response to the threat data centres pose to Scotland’s energy security, energy prices and climate targets ...
Lunchtime 101: Air Pollution
Why is air pollution still a health risk in Scotland? And what can we do about it? This webinar hears from expert speakers discussing how we can guarantee our right to clean air ...
A healthy planet, a fair society: new UN guidance links human rights and the environment
A new General Comment published by the United Nations makes clear that 'a clean, healthy and sustainable environment is an essential precondition for the enjoyment of economic, social and cultural rights.' ...
Celebrating five years of ERCS
On 18 September, we gathered with 75 friends and colleagues to celebrate ERCS’s fifth birthday ...
Advocacy Manifesto sets out route map to secure environmental rights
ERCS today launches our new Advocacy Manifesto, setting out a route map of how every person’s right to live in a healthy environment can be respected, protected, and fulfilled ...
Landmark climate change ruling reaffirms States’ obligations to protect the right to a healthy environment
The International Court of Justice has issued a landmark Advisory Opinion on States’ obligations regarding climate change ...
You must be choking: Little appetite from the Scottish Government to combat air pollution from engine idling
We recently celebrated Clean Air Day, which highlights the environmental and public health imperative to reduce air pollution and limit harmful emissions ...
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 ...
