Resource Library

Welcome to the East Coast Environmental Law Resource Library. Here, you can find a wide range of resources on environmental law issues throughout Atlantic Canada.

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East Coast Environmental Law 2024-06-06 East Coast Environmental Law 2024-06-06

Joint Letter to the Federal Minister of Energy and Natural Resources on Bill C-49

East Coast Environmental Law 2024-03-25 East Coast Environmental Law 2024-03-25

Submission on the Proposed Canada Offshore Renewable Energy Regulations

Kostantina Northrup 2023-12-19 Kostantina Northrup 2023-12-19

Joint Federal-Provincial Regulation of Marine Wind Energy Development in Offshore Nova Scotia

Joint Federal-Provincial Regulation of Marine Wind Energy Development in Offshore Nova Scotia: Understanding Anticipated Amendments to the Accord Acts Regime

East Coast Environmental Law 2023-12-19 East Coast Environmental Law 2023-12-19

Provincial Regulation of Marine Wind Energy Development in “Nova Scotia Waters”

Provincial Regulation of Marine Wind Energy Development in “Nova Scotia Waters”: Understanding the “Regulatory Path” that the Government of Nova Scotia Might Establish under the Marine Renewable Energy Act and Other Provincial Statutes and Regulations

Kostantina Northrup 2023-10-16 Kostantina Northrup 2023-10-16

Submission to the Nova Scotia Clean Electricity Solutions Task Force

Mike Kofahl 2023-10-06 Mike Kofahl 2023-10-06

Submission on the Nova Scotia Collaborative Protected Areas Strategy

Kostantina Northrup 2023-10-06 Kostantina Northrup 2023-10-06

Submission on the "Modernization" of Nova Scotia's Environmental Assessment Process

Kostantina Northrup 2023-10-05 Kostantina Northrup 2023-10-05

Moving Towards Next-generation Environmental Assessment in Nova Scotia

Moving Towards Next-generation Environmental Assessment in Nova Scotia: A Report Supporting Engagement in the “Modernization” of Nova Scotia’s Environmental Assessment Process

Mike Kofahl 2023-03-16 Mike Kofahl 2023-03-16

Comparative Jurisdictional Research Report on the Assessment and Regulation of Offshore Wind Development

East Coast Environmental Law 2021-06-01 East Coast Environmental Law 2021-06-01

Legislating a Sustainability Mandate for Nova Scotia’s Utility and Review Board

A Multi-Jurisdictional Comparative Analysis of Sustainability Mandates of ElectricityRegulators in Canada and New England

Ryan Oxner 2021-02-19 Ryan Oxner 2021-02-19

Submission on Nova Scotia's Draft Forest Management Guide

Mike Kofahl 2020-11-30 Mike Kofahl 2020-11-30

Reducing Impacts from Shipping in St. Anns Bank MPA: Atlantic Case Study

Mike Kofahl 2020-10-01 Mike Kofahl 2020-10-01

Navigating the Law: Reducing Shipping Impacts in Marine Protected Areas

Lisa Mitchell 2019-10-28 Lisa Mitchell 2019-10-28

Submission on Bill No. 213: Nova Scotia's Sustainable Development Goals Act

Ryan Oxner 2019-09-26 Ryan Oxner 2019-09-26

Submission on the Review of the Environmental Goals and Sustainable Prosperity Act

Lisa Mitchell 2019-05-01 Lisa Mitchell 2019-05-01

Letter to The Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Concerning Proposed Alton Natural Gas Regulations

Lisa Mitchell 2019-05-01 Lisa Mitchell 2019-05-01

Letter to Environment and Climate Change Canada Urging Greater Consultations on Proposed Alton Natural Gas Regulations

Ryan Oxner 2018-04-01 Ryan Oxner 2018-04-01

Environmental Goals and Sustainable Prosperity Act

Lisa Mitchell 2016-10-03 Lisa Mitchell 2016-10-03

East Coast Environmental Law's Presentation to the 2016 Federal Environmental Assessment Reform Panel

Ryan Oxner 2015-11-12 Ryan Oxner 2015-11-12

Forest Biomass Energy Policy in the Maritime Provinces: Accounting for Science

Our Summary Series

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Volume 22 - Autumn 2024

Environmental Law for the Coast: Prince Edward Island

Volume 21 - Summer 2024

Coastal Access in Nova Scotia

Volume 20 - Summer 2024

Injunctions in Nova Scotia

Volume 19 - Summer 2023

Droit de l’environnement relatif à la zone côtière : Nouveau-Brunswick

Volume 18 - Spring 2023

East Coast Environmental Law Summary Series Nova Scotia Coastal Law May 2023

Volume 17 - Autumn 2022

Environmental Law for the Coast: New Brunswick

Volume 16 - Autumn 2022

Environmental Law for the Coast: Newfoundland and Labrador

Volume 15 - Winter 2021

Aquaculture and Public Engagement in Nova Scotia

Volume 14, Autumn 2020

Environmental Impact Assessment: A Legal Toolkit for Prince Edward Island

Volume 13, Autumn 2020

Environmental Impact Assessment: A Legal Toolkit for New Brunswick

Volume 12 - Autumn 2020

Environmental Impact Assessment: A Legal Toolkit for Nova Scotia

Volume 11 - Autumn 2020

Environmental Impact Assessment: A Legal Toolkit for Newfoundland & Labrador

Volume 10 - Summer 2018

Who Owns the Coast?

Volume 9 - Fall 2018

The PEI Water Act

Volume 8 - Summer 2011

Environmental Assessment: A Legal Toolkit for Nova Scotians

Volume 7 - Summer 2011

Environmental Assessment: Legal Toolkit for Prince Edward Island

Volume 6 - Autumn 2010

Environmental Law for Land and Sea: New Brunswick

Volume 5 - Autumn 2010

Environmental Law for Land and Sea: PEI

Volume 4 - Summer 2010

Who Owns the Coast?

Volume 3 - Summer 2009

Bringing a Private Prosecution

Volume 2 - Summer 2008

Enforcing Environmental Laws

Volume 1 - Summer 2007

Environmental Law Summary Series

Featured Library Resources

Check out some of our latest research reports, guides, and law reform papers.

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Dec 6, 2024

Submission on the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 Proposed Plan of Priorities and Proposed Watch List Approach

Dec 6, 2024

Submission on the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 Right to a Healthy Environment Draft Implementation Framework

Dec 6, 2024