Do you work in climate advocacy?

Our friends at Stop Climate Chaos Scotland are looking for a new Advocacy Lead to join their team ⬇️

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-...

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

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

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

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 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...

@neilbibby.bsky.social @katysclark.bsky.social @pamgosalmsp.bsky.social @russellfindlay.bsky.social @jamiegreeneuk.bsky.social @ross-greer.bsky.social

Dear Scottish Government, My local area is a hotspot for tourism with the beauty of the coastlines and wildlife drawing thousands of tourists every year. But as someone who walks the beach everyday I know that it is not pristine and is affected by sewage pollution.

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...

There is evidence that the River North Esk is polluted with various contaminants, litter is also a major issue.

This section of the River North Esk is close to The Three Hares Community Woodland, which is tended by many volunteers to increase the biodiversity of this area. All their hard work has to be bolstered by Government efforts in order for nature to thrive. - Loanhead Community Garden

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...

From the left, in this photo are ERCS's Legal Director Dr Ben Chrisman, Chief Officer Dr Shivali Fifield and Solicitor Kate Smith. Our Law Service team also includes Assistant Legal Officer Preslava Todorova. Photo: Eloise Bishop.

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

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.

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...

@markruskell.bsky.social @fightingdirty.bsky.social @georgemonbiot.bsky.social @watershed-i.bsky.social @theriverstrust.bsky.social @riveractionuk.bsky.social @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social

Sewage sludge spreading – the harm and fight for improved regulation Community representatives, Doreen and Jo, have been at the forefront of public action against sewage sludge.

To read more about the work of community activists Jo and Doreen, head to their Voices for Justice blog: www.ercs.scot/news/sewage-...

➡️ We'll soon be sharing more on this, so make sure to also subscribe to our newsletter for updates: www.ercs.scot/mailing-list/

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.

Illustration ‘The Hand that Feeds’ by Felipe Moia for ArtistsForClimate.org (Edited, CC-BY-NC-SA).

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...

Scotland's rivers and seas need action.

With the TV show Dirty Business, the sewage scandal in England is making headlines - but pollution from sewer overflows is also a problem in Scotland.

The campaign to Clean Up Scotland's Sewage is based on analysis of cases to our legal advice service. It's bringing together the voices of people across Scotland to demand better - for our health, rivers and seas. We have four asks.

1. Make pollution visible, with 100% monitoring of sewer overflows. 2. Stop routine pollution, with better standards for water quality & sewage. 3. Hold polluters to account, by reviewing the resources and enforcement of regulations. 4. Build in resilience, with targets for investing into blue-green infrastructure.

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...

Dear Scottish Government, It’s concerning that there are still so many spills into the sea from the local rivers and pipelines which make it unsafe to swim at our local seasides.

Swimming in the sea is such a wonderful thing to do but we risk getting sick because companies aren’t managing their waste . Why can’t cleaner sea be a priority? - Dorinda"

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...

Debris along the shoreline at Cramond from water flowing into the Firth of Forth from the River Almond.

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. 🔎

"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...

Colourful poster titled 'Scotland’s Big Climate and Nature Debate: Election Hustings' taking place on 24th February from 6 to 8 pm. Event available in Edinburgh at Augustine United Church, George IV Bridge, or online. Logos of partner organisations featured: Our Seas Coalition, Stop Climate Chaos Scotland, Scottish Environment LINK, Scottish Food Coalition, and Scottish Rewilding Alliance.

📢 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

Image credit: Jim Jarvie

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...

Image credit: River Almond Action Group.

Dear Scottish Government For over five years, we have been doing unpaid work that regulators and water companies should have been doing: raising the alarm about the volume and frequency of combined sewer overflow discharges into the river, and the risk of potential impact on the environment

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...

Map from OpenStreetMap: openstreetmap.org/copyright

Map from OpenStreetMap: openstreetmap.org/copyright

Map from OpenStreetMap: openstreetmap.org/copyright

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...