We're Heading to Federal Court to Challenge Weakened Protections for Species at Risk

Our colleagues at Ecojustice, a national environmental law charity, are representing us again in court as we team up with Nature Nova Scotia to challenge the federal government for weakening its approach to identifying and protecting the habitat of the endangered Piping Plover. 

Click here to read the press release and learn more about the case!

Protest Law for Legal Professionals in Nova Scotia

Last February, East Coast Environmental Law published a Guide to the Law of Protests in Nova Scotia. This week, on Tuesday, November 8, staff lawyer Tina Northrup will discuss the guide with members of the Canadian Bar Association Nova Scotia (CBA-NS). We're happy to share our work with colleagues throughout the province, and we look forward to the discussion.

The session is free to CBA-NS members, and registration can be completed here.

Regional Assessments of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia
 
The federal Impact Assessment Agency has released the draft agreements and terms of reference for regional assessments of wind development in offshore Newfoundland and Labrador and offshore Nova Scotia. These draft documents will guide the work of two regional assessment committees as they work to assess the impacts of offshore wind development, beginning in 2023. 

You can provide your input online during the 45-day public comment period that ends on November 26, 2022. 
 
East Coast Environmental Law will be an active participant in both regional assessments, so be sure to keep an eye out for more news and thoughts about the processes!

Join Our Free Webinars on Environmental Laws for the Coast on December 6th and 7th
 
Together, New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador have more than 30,000 kilometres of coastline, boasting an array of unique and important coastal ecosystems that play important roles in fostering biodiversity and protecting people from risks caused by coastal erosion and flooding, coastal storm surges, and sea level rise.
 
In December, join staff lawyer Mike Kofahl online to learn more about the environmental laws and policies that help to protect the coast, with topics ranging from coastal development, fisheries and aquaculture, land-source and marine-source pollution, and protected areas. 
 
Register here for our free webinar on New Brunswick coastal laws, to be held on December 6, 2022.

Register here for our free webinar on Newfoundland and Labrador coastal laws, to be held on December 7, 2022.