📢 We're moving away from Bluesky From 18 May, we'll be concentrating our efforts on Instagram and LinkedIn, where we can share more in-depth stories and resources. Please follow us there ⬇️ Instagram: www.instagram.com/ercscot/ LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/envi...

📢 We're moving away from Bluesky From 18 May, we'll be concentrating our efforts on Instagram and LinkedIn, where we can share more in-depth stories and resources. Please follow us there ⬇️ Instagram: www.instagram.com/ercscot/ LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/envi...

Do you work in climate advocacy? Our friends at Stop Climate Chaos Scotland are looking for a new Advocacy Lead to join their team ⬇️

Stop Climate Chaos Scotland@sccscot.bsky.social · 4mo ago

- WE'RE HIRING - Advocacy Lead 'It is vital that we re-establish the priority of climate action amongst the public, with politicians and decision makers, and win wide support for urgent change and leadership.' Could this be you?👇 www.stopclimatechaos.scot/job-opportun... #climatejobs #scotland

We are rapidly growing our #FossilFreeLaw student network, challenging law firms to take bold action on the climate crisis and decline work on behalf of the oil & gas industry. Our blog provides an update on the campaign & explains why action now is so important: www.ercs.scot/blog/fossil-...

Our friends at @amnestyscotland.bsky.social have created a new digital action tool to contact your MSP candidates & call on them to support a #HumanRightsBill in the next Scottish Parliament. With our rights under attack, it's critical that we make our voices heard: tinyurl.com/mwvr2vn2

Demand your MSP candidates stand up for our everyday rights

Email your prospective MSP candidates to support our call for a Human Rights Bill in the next Scottish Parliament

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Sewage sludge containing PFAS, microplastics and pharmaceuticals is still being spread on the land that grows our food 🌱 A new joint briefing with @ercscot.bsky.social urges that the regulations should be strengthened to keep us safe from these harmful contaminants… 👇 fidra.org.uk/download/sew...

ERCS & Fidra joint briefing on the risks of sewage sludge - Fidra

The risks of sewage sludge spreading on agricultural land and the need to re-evaluate

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ERCS and @fidrango.bsky.social are calling for a moratorium on sewage sludge spreading on agricultural land amid increasing concerns about risks to the environment and human health. Read our joint briefing to learn about the risks and our recommendations: www.ercs.scot/news/the-ris...

Community beach clean. This postcard is about sewage pollution at Blackwaterfoot Beach (Isle of Arran), written by Megan Hamill. ➡️ Read the full postcard in our map of Scotland: www.ercs.scot/clean-up-sco...

Join us on #WorldWaterDay 22 March to send a clear message to the Scottish Government: Rivers are not sewers. Seas are not sewers. Sewage pollution doesn’t just wash away with water, it needs action. ➡️ Participate in Edinburgh & take action anywhere in Scotland: www.ercs.scot/news/clean-u...

This postcard is by Loanhead Community Garden, near the River North Esk in Midlothian. ➡️ Read the full postcard in our map of Scotland: www.ercs.scot/clean-up-sco...

Did you know that we have our own law firm? Since 2021, ERCS has ran Scotland’s only free legal advice service in environmental law. This year, we opened our own law firm which will also now, in some cases, offer representation in court and other legal processes. www.ercs.scot/get-advice/

Save the date for Sea Scotland 2026...and it’s our 10th birthday! 🎉 More details, including this year’s Sea Scotland youth event, coming soon. @youth4seas.bsky.social @mcsuk.bsky.social @scotwildlife.bsky.social @howellmarine.bsky.social @faunaflora.bsky.social 📸 NatureScot

Do you know what our recommendations are for securing environmental rights in Scotland? Tomorrow, our Advocacy Officer Benji Brown will join @aprscotland.bsky.social to discuss our Advocacy Manifesto and barriers to environmental justice. 📅 7-8.30pm, 10/03 🎟️ Book: aprs.scot/accessing-en...

Accessing Environmental Justice - Action to Protect Rural Scotland

This webinar will look at what routes there are for Environmental Justice currently in Scotland, particularly related to planning issues.

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Community activists have been raising the alarm about toxic sewage sludge spreading for over two decades. With @fidrango.bsky.social, we're calling for a moratorium on sludge spreading on agricultural land while the risks and alternatives are investigated.

The Ferret@theferret.scot · 5mo ago

​Scottish Greens environment spokesperson, Mark Ruskell MSP, said the scale of sewage sludge spreading “raises obvious questions about what we are allowing into our food system and environment” https://www.theferret.scot/tonnes-sewage-sludge-scotland-farmland/

Our webinar with Environmental Human Rights Defenders is back! ➡️ Hear from Defenders from Guatemala, Colombia & West Africa who have challenged power and defended our right to a healthy environment. 📆 Tuesday 24 March, 5.30-7pm 🎟️ Free, book: www.ercs.scot/news/webinar...

We hosted our inaugural #FossilFreeLaw student gathering in Glasgow last Saturday, to roaring success! We had great participation from law students across Scotland, who came together to learn, network & develop strategy for the Fossil Free Law campaign. Get involved: www.ercs.scot/fossil-free-...

It was a pleasure to attend the @scalliance.bsky.social #LocalPeopleLeading2026 event at Scottish Parliament. An important day to highlight how critical community wealth building is and how investment beyond short-term project grants is needed.

This postcard is by Rosanna Rabaeijs, about sewage pollution in the River Almond at Cramond. ➡️ Add yours to our map of Scotland: www.ercs.scot/clean-up-sco...

With #DirtyBusiness, the sewage scandal in England is making headlines - but pollution from sewer overflows is also a problem in Scotland. ➡️ Sign the petition to Clean Up Scotland's Sewage: www.ercs.scot/clean-up-sco... ➡️ Read our briefing: www.ercs.scot/wp/wp-conten...

This postcard is by Dorinda, about sewage pollution at Portobello Beach in Edinburgh. ➡️ Add yours to our map of Scotland: www.ercs.scot/clean-up-sco...

Pollution flowing into the Firth of Forth from the River Almond at Cramond and debris along the shoreline. ➡️ Read the full postcard by @edinburghshoreline.bsky.social in our map of Scotland: www.ercs.scot/clean-up-sco...

🔎Hear from ERCS's Preslava Todorova on how to effectively draft Freedom of Information requests to obtain the information you need, how to challenge and appeal decisions, and the role of the Information Commissioner. 🔎

Planning Democracy@plandemoc.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Upcoming webinar on Freedom of Information Tools @aprscotland.bsky.social and @plandemoc.bsky.social are teaming up with @ercscot.bsky.social webinar 🔎 How ‘Freedom of Information’ can help your campaign Wednesday 25 February 2026 7-8.30pm Online event Sign up here aprs.scot/how-freedom-...

"The bill would make Scotland the first part of the UK to create the offence of #ecocide" BBC News reports on the progress of @monicalennon.bsky.social's proposed #ecocidelaw in the Scottish parliament yesterday. Story: bbc.co.uk/news/article... #StopEcocide

Critical win for the Ecocide (Scotland) Bill as MSPs vote to progress it to Stage 2 ⬇️ Congratulations and thanks to @monicalennon.bsky.social for her unrelenting work! We look forward to the next steps. Press release: www.ercs.scot/news/landmar...

📢 Are you ready for Scotland’s big climate & nature debate 2026? Join Our Seas Coalition, @scotlink.bsky.social, @sccscot.bsky.social, Scottish Rewilding Alliance and @foodcoalition.scot at Scotland’s biggest climate and nature hustings ahead of the 2026 elections. Sign up! shorturl.at/fBS0o

Toad patrollers have helped over 2 million toads cross roads during their annual spring migration. Incredible work by @froglife.bsky.social & volunteers! Get involved this year: www.froglife.org/what-we-do/t... #ToadsOnRoads2026

Froglife@froglife.bsky.social · 6mo ago

The remarkable number of toads being helped across Britain’s roads – and why www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

Lots of litter on the Water of Leith by The Shore, an area with 8 sewage discharge sites regularly releasing into the river. ➡️ Read the full postcard by Jim from SOSLeith in our map of Scotland: www.ercs.scot/clean-up-sco...

Sewage-related debris accumulating in the River Almond in East Calder, West Lothian. ➡️ Read the full postcard by River Almond Action Group in our map of Scotland: www.ercs.scot/clean-up-sco...

First postcards about sewage pollution are here ⬇️ As part of the campaign to Clean Up Scotland's Sewage, we're collecting postcards about sewage pollution to build a map of evidence and show the Scottish Government that you care. Find out more & write yours: www.ercs.scot/clean-up-sco...

This @theferret.scot deep-dive into lobbying in Scotland shows exactly why our lobbying laws need strengthening. ➡️ More about how regulation could be improved in our blog: www.ercs.scot/news/how-to-... ➡️ @transparencyuk.bsky.social lobbying tracker: openaccess.transparency.org.uk

Transparency International UK@transparencyuk.bsky.social · 6mo ago

🗣️ "Requiring Scotland's lobbying register to include the expense associated with lobbying would expose any links between access to decision makers and financial resources." @muteswann.bsky.social spoke to @theferret.scot, calling for tighter lobbying rules. www.theferret.scot/political-pa...