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Thanks to our generous contributors, we reached our fundraising goal this Giving Tuesday!
We’re now taking a moment to say thank you to our supporters for continuing to trust us to advocate for progressive environmental law and policy in Atlantic Canada, provide public legal education, and share our legal skills to support others who are working to prevent or redress environmental harms.
This Giving Tuesday, we’re envisioning a future in which all Atlantic Canadians have a legislated right to clean air, clean water, and clean soil. We appreciate each and every one of your donations to help us engage in environmental rights advocacy in New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island.
The environment where we live determines our health, and none of us are protected when environmental laws don’t recognize or protect community members’ rights to ask questions, engage, and speak out against projects that will be damaging for current and future generations.
By supporting East Coast Environmental Law this Giving Tuesday, you’ll support environmental rights advocacy in Atlantic Canada.
This Giving Tuesday, we’re asking supporters to empower our environmental rights advocacy throughout Atlantic Canada. Residents of Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island deserve legal rights to a healthy environment and liveable climate, but those rights aren’t yet recognized or protected in our provincial laws.
Since its launch last week, our campaign to win a right to a healthy environment in Nova Scotia has been gaining momentum!
Since 2015, East Coast Environmental Law has been assessing and reporting on how provincial governments in Atlantic Canada are implementing their laws to protect species at risk. We’ve been asking: Are species being assessed and designated as being in need of protection? Are timelines and obligations for management and recovery planning being met? Are species’ habitats being protected?
On Wednesday, October 23rd, join us for a free public workshop on coastal law and policy at the Prince Edward Island Farm Centre in Charlottetown.
Since 2015, East Coast Environmental Law has been assessing and reporting on provincial protections for species at risk in Atlantic Canada. More specifically, we’ve been evaluating how provincial governments in Atlantic Canada are performing under their own laws designed to protect species at risk.
This spring, Bill C-49 passed third reading in the House of Commons and moved to the Senate. After passing second reading by the Senate in early June, the Bill was given to the Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources for detailed consideration.
World Oceans Day is this Saturday, June 8th. In celebration, we're putting a spotlight on ocean conservation and our ocean-related work and resources.
Join the East Coast Environmental Law team for an engaging evening of presentations, conversation, and learning about global and local movements to win legal rights to a healthy environment.
In May 2023, Canada’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources tabled Bill C-49 in the House of Commons. The Bill is a proposed statute that would introduce new federal-provincial regimes for regulating renewable energy projects in the offshore areas of Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia. East Coast Environmental Law has been engaging actively in the federal government’s consideration of Bill C-49.
The East Coast Environmental Law team worked hard in 2023 to provide public legal education, advance environmental law reform, and offer community support throughout Atlantic Canada.
As our staff prepare to close their home offices until the new year, we'd like to take a moment to thank you for your support in 2023 and wish you a safe and happy holiday season.
This Giving Tuesday, East Coast Environmental Law will be profiling our work to create accessible, educational resources about environmental law in Atlantic Canada. We're counting down the days until we launch an updated website with a reorganized Resource Library, and we're so excited to share the new layout that will make it easier than ever for members of the public to find information that can help them understand and navigate complex environmental law problems.
The summer and autumn in Nova Scotia have been busy seasons for environmental law and policy reform! Within the past few weeks, East Coast Environmental Law staff have prepared submissions to government departments, consultants, and task forces on issues that will shape the future of environmental protection and decision-making in Nova Scotia.
This summer, the East Coast Environmental Law team was excited to have three terrific law students working with us to support projects on legal protections for biodiversity, Indigenous law revitalization, legal protections for wetlands, and support to communities navigating environmental assessment and decision-making processes. New blog posts by the students offer snapshots of their summers with us, and we hope you'll take a look!
For all of you who enjoy a good summer read (or two, or three), we're happy to share some new resources published on our website this month!
We have a new resource available on our website! Restorative Justice and Environmental Law: An introduction to using a restorative approach to address environmental harms in Nova Scotia explains how restorative justice offers transformative ways to address environmental problems.
Two new resources on coastal laws and aquaculture regulation in Nova Scotia are now accessible through our website.
The East Coast Environmental Law team is happy to share that our 2022 Annual Report is now up on our website! The report highlights some of the many projects we worked on in 2022 as we advanced our mission to advocate for progressive environmental laws and policies in Atlantic Canada, provide public legal education on environmental law, and share our legal skills with those who are working to redress or prevent environmental harms.
On behalf of the East Coast Environmental Law team, we wish you all the best for a warm and happy holiday season.
Thank you to all of you who supported our Giving Tuesday campaign this week.
Today is Giving Tuesday—a day to spread the love and use charitable giving to champion the causes that matter to you.
Thank you to all of you who supported our Giving Tuesday campaign this week.
The air is getting chilly, the harvest is coming in, and East Coast Environmental Law staff are working hard to prepare for several upcoming events. Here's a look at some recent news and activities on the horizon.
In mid-September, East Coast Environmental Law staff and Board members were shocked and saddened to learn of the sudden passing of our friend and colleague Meinhard Doelle.
Long summer days can energize and refresh us, and East Coast Environmental Law staff are working hard to put that energy to good use. Here are some highlights of our work in July and news of upcoming events.
Summer is here, and East Coast Environmental Law staff are busy with projects that aim to make environmental laws in Atlantic Canada more sustainable and easier for members of the public to access and understand. Here are some highlights from our work in June and our docket for July.