Ecojustice
Several B.C. First Nations launch legal challenge of re-approved Trans Mountain pipeline
By Richard Zussman Online Journalist based at B.C. Legislature
The Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is once again being challenged in court. Continue reading
Lawsuit filed against the federal government’s re-approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion
By Richard Zussman Online Journalist based at B.C. Legislature
Ecojustice filed the suit Monday morning on behalf of environmental groups Raincoast Conservation Foundation and Living Oceans Society. Continue reading
Appeal Court to decide on B.C. pipeline law that would impact Trans Mountain
B.C. filed the reference case to ask the court whether it can create a permitting system for companies that wish to increase the amount of heavy oil they are transporting through the province. Continue reading
Pipeline proponent argues B.C. legislation only applies to Trans Mountain project
Environmental legislation proposed by British Columbia is targeting the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion and would significantly impact it, says the proponent of the project. Continue reading
Danielle Smith: Refineries need to clean up on sulfur dioxide emissions
EcoJustice wants the government to set a regulatory target in line with U.S. benchmarks and demand companies meet it. Continue reading
Letter says federal government should manage Alberta’s threatened caribou
Several First Nations and aboriginal groups are asking the federal government to take over management of endangered caribou herds on provincial land in Alberta. Continue reading
Harrietsfield resident calls for swift cleanup of contaminated site in Nova Scotia
Marlene Brown is calling on the government to enforce longstanding clean-up orders for a contaminated site after a court challenge against the order was rejected. Continue reading
Harrietsfield residents still waiting for safe drinking water
After years of waiting for safe drinking water, Harrietsfield residents had their hopes lifted in November, but have been waiting ever since. Continue reading
Environmentalists raise concerns over possible ongoing oil leak in Alberta
Environmentalists and First Nations are raising concerns about a heavy oilfield in northeastern Alberta that may still be seeping water and bitumen years after the flow was first discovered. Continue reading
Sage grouse making tiny comeback on prairies
The muffled drumbeat and strutting mating dance of a classic prairie bird is becoming louder in its grassland home, two years after the sage grouse became one of the first species to come under emergency protection from the federal government. Continue reading