B.C. Pulls About-Face After First Nations Call Removal of Gas Development Environmental Assessment a ‘Declaration of War’
B.C. Environment Minister Mary Polak has reversed and apologized for excluding First Nations from two...
U.S. EPA Denied Late Participation in Kinder Morgan Hearings, Exposes Shortcomings of New NEB Process
The Canadian National Energy Board (NEB) rejected a request this month from the U.S. Environmental...
Poll Finds Most B.C. Residents Still Strongly Oppose Enbridge Oil Tanker and Pipeline Proposal
According to a recent poll commissioned by four environmental groups, nearly two-thirds (64 per cent)...
Countdown Is On: British Columbians Anxiously Await Enbridge Recommendation
In the summer of 2009, Dave Shannon found himself sitting in Dieter Wagner's backyard. Wagner,...
Canada Is Violating Obligations to International Environmental Laws, Says WCEL
Lawyers for West Coast Environmental Law (WCEL) sent an open letter to the NAFTA-affiliated Commission for...
The Chill Effect: Wild Salmon Advocate Learns $75,000 Lesson in Court So You Won’t Have To
Recently the BC Court of Appeal fined an anti-fish farm activist named Don Staniford $75,000...
Harper Government Took Industry Advice, Ignored Environmental Groups, on Controversial Fisheries Act Changes
The Harper government followed the advice of industry associations when making controversial changes to the...
Rush to Ratify: FIPA May Violate Constitutional Protection of First Nations Rights
The Canada-China Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA) may be ratified as soon as...
