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14 leading national environmental organizations release platform expectations for the federal election

Ottawa, Ont.

Topics: Strong Environmental Laws, Fish & Wildlife, Climate and Energy, Marine Protection
Canada agrees: No more industrial activities in marine protected areas

Environmental lawyers welcome government’s commitment to better ocean protection

Topics: Marine Protection, Protected Areas
National Energy Board’s Trans Mountain recommendation not the final say

Environmental groups and intervenors warn of further legal challenges

Topics: Climate and Energy, Tar Sands, Pipelines & Tankers, Marine Protection
National Advisory Panel calls for stronger standards in marine protected areas

VANCOUVER, BC, Coast Salish Territories – West Coast Environmental Law is calling for stronger and more consistent legal standards for Canada’s marine protected areas (MPAs) and other conservation areas, following the release of a new report from a National Advisory Panel appointed to offer guidance to the federal government regarding categories and associated protection standards for federal MPAs.

Topics: Fish & Wildlife, Marine Protection, Protected Areas, Great Bear Sea
West Coast reacts to Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development Report on Protecting Marine Mammals

Topics: Strong Environmental Laws, Fish & Wildlife, Marine Protection, Protected Areas, Great Bear Sea
West Coast reacts to Interim Report on Marine Protected Area Standards

VANCOUVER, BC, Coast Salish Territories – Lawyers at West Coast Environmental Law issued the following statement in response to the

Topics: Indigenous Law, Indigenous Law, Marine Protection, Protected Areas
CEOs of Canada’s 12 largest environmental groups grade the federal government on progress toward environmental commitments

OTTAWA – A report released today by the leaders of Canada’s top environmental organizations reviews the progress of the federal government in meeting its platform and mandate commitments on environmental issues across the country.

Topics: Strong Environmental Laws, Canada's Environmental Reviews, Environmental Assessment, Lands & Forests, Fish & Wildlife, Healthy Waters, Climate and Energy, Indigenous Law, Marine Protection
Federal Oil Tanker Moratorium Act passes in the House of Commons

VANCOUVER, BC, Coast Salish Territories – Environmental lawyers are celebrating the news that Bill C-48, the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act, has passed the House of Commons.

Topics: Strong Environmental Laws, Healthy Waters, Climate and Energy, Tar Sands, Pipelines & Tankers, Marine Protection, Protected Areas, Great Bear Sea
West Coast reacts: Amended Fisheries Act meets the mark

VANCOUVER, BC, Coast Salish Territories – Six years after the habitat provisions of the federal Fisheries Act were gutted, West Coast Environmental Law Association is pleased to see full habitat protection finally restored for all fish across Canada.

Topics: Strong Environmental Laws, Canada's Environmental Reviews, Fish & Wildlife, Marine Protection, Protected Areas
West Coast applauds government’s progress on marine conservation

VANCOUVER, BC, Coast Salish Territories – Lawyers at West Coast Environmental Law are pleased to see the progress the federal government has made in marine conservation over the past two years, which was highlighted today during an

Topics: Marine Protection, Protected Areas, Great Bear Sea
Federal government’s orca symposium failed to establish concrete action on recovery measures, say seven conservation groups

Time is running out to fend off extinction

Topics: Strong Environmental Laws, Fish & Wildlife, Marine Protection, Protected Areas
Numerous groups send strong message of support for Oil Tanker Moratorium Act

SMITHERS, BRITISH COLUMBIA – Today a broad range of groups including northerners, Indigenous organizations, local governments, labour unions and environmental groups, are sending a strong message of support for Bill C-48, the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act.

Topics: Climate and Energy, Tar Sands, Pipelines & Tankers, Marine Protection, Protected Areas, Great Bear Sea
Oceans Act amendments raise the bar on marine protection, say environmental lawyers

Proposed changes add some wind to the law’s sails; more needed for rough waters ahead

Topics: Strong Environmental Laws, Marine Protection, Protected Areas