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Ecojustice (formerly Sierra Legal Defence Fund) goes to court to defend the right of Canadians to a healthy environment.

Ecojustice, formerly Sierra Legal Defence Fund, is Canada’s leading non-profit organization of lawyers and scientists devoted to protecting the environment. Since 1990, we have helped hundreds of conservation groups, coalitions and communities expose law-breakers, hold governments accountable and establish powerful legal precedents in defence of our air, water, wildlife and natural spaces. Ecojustice goes to court to defend the right of Canadians to a healthy environment.

Ecojustice, formerly Sierra Legal Defence Fund, is Canada’s leading non-profit organization of lawyers and scientists devoted to protecting the environment. Since 1990, we have helped hundreds of groups, coalitions and communities expose law-breakers, hold governments accountable and establish powerful legal precedents in defence of our air, water, wildlife and natural spaces.

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We won at the Supreme Court!
It's a major victory for sustainable development and public participation - read more here.
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Ecojustice wants to stop soot in Canada's Arctic, and you can help - visit stopsoot.ca to watch the video and send a letter to our federal government telling them to take action.

 
Join our team! Ecojustice is hiring law students in Toronto and Vancouver - see our Employment Opportunities and apply today.

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for the latest updates on our work.

Recent Media Releases

Media Release Water Opportunities Act Must Set Targets for Ontario’s Wasteful Water Use
Ontario is poised to become a global leader in water innovation, but it must remember to address water use and conservation at home
Media Release Legal action launched over bird kills at GTA office complex
Ecojustice and Ontario Nature alleging Toronto property caused hundreds of bird deaths
Media Release Community outcry sparks orders against Lilydale
Alberta Health Services issues Public Health Act orders over waste handling
Media Release Public gains long-awaited access to sea lice records
Environmental groups end fish farm secrecy with Freedom of Information win
Media Release Environmental Assessment Lawsuit Moves Ahead
Ecojustice filed arguments on behalf of Sierra Club Canada today that claim the Canadian government acted unlawfully in gutting the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA) through regulations last year.
Media Release DFO faces lawsuit over proposed aquaculture expansion
Ecojustice threatens government with a lawsuit over fish farm expansion.
Media Release BC Government "Muk Muks" up
Confidential document reveals BC ignoring science, failing to protect Muk Muk's home
Media Release Green Budget Coaltiion Prioritizes 3 Budget Actions: for Biodiversity, Water & Energy
The Green Budget Coalition's recommendations for the 2010 Federal budget. Biodiversity, water quality, renewable energy and new jobs.
Media Release Collapse of Fraser sockeye underscores urgency of water reform
Citizens groups unite in calling for overhaul of BC’s Antiquated Water Act
Media Release Supreme Court of Canada gives public a voice on major industrial projects
Court ensures meaningful environmental assessments across country
Media Release Province lags in keeping industrial waste from the Great Lakes
Environmental groups press government to address outdated regulations
Media Release Le Canada traîné en Cour pour dérogation à la loi fédérale sur le réchauffement climatique
Le gouvernement canadien se voit confronté à un recours juridique historique devant le plus haut tribunal du pays, pour défaut à ses obligations quant au réchauffement climatique
Media Release Canada facing legal challenge for breaking federal global warming law
Government of Canada facing landmark legal challenge in the country’s top court for failing to take action on global warming
Media Release A “Free for All” as Mining Claims More than Double in Carbon-rich Ecosystem
Public Interest Groups Call for Land Withdrawals to Ease Pressure
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'It's like a death watch' - January 10, 2010, Edmonton Journal, by Ed Struzik
Tories have ignored environmental assessment panel, member says - January 02, 2010, Vancouver Sun, by Mike DeSouza
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