Recent Media Releases
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Greenbelt Wetland Protection Sets Example for Province
Media Release | Feb 02, 2012 05:35 AMConservation groups release report, Protecting Greenbelt Wetlands: How Effective Is Policy?, that credits the Ontario government for improving wetlands protection. Read more.
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Lawsuit to protect Ont. families from industrial pollution in Chemical Valley being challenged by oil company
Media Release | Jan 31, 2012 04:56 AMEcojustice lawyers are in a Toronto court today to defend Ron Plain and Ada Lockridge's right to challenge a decision by Ontario’s Ministry of the Environment to permit pollution in Sarnia’s notorious industrial area, widely known as Chemical Valley. Read more.
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Ecojustice asks pipeline panel to affirm its impartiality in the face of government interference
Media Release | Jan 27, 2012 01:15 PMJRP must protect review process it oversees Read more.
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Environment groups ask Federal Court for minister’s hand on caribou protection
Media Release | Jan 24, 2012 04:30 PMSix months have passed since Minister told to reconsider emergency protection of caribou in oilsands region. Read more.
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Environment Minster’s failure to protect sage-grouse could spark lawsuit
Media Release | Jan 17, 2012 09:27 AMConservation groups mull over legal options in effort to save endangered bird Read more.
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WWF and Ecojustice welcome NEB Arctic offshore drilling report
Media Release | Dec 16, 2011 06:10 AMWWF and Ecojustice today welcomed the results of the National Energy Board (NEB) review of Arctic offshore drilling. Read more.
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Environmental groups support environmental commissioner’s call for transparency, open data and better public consultations needed
Media Release | Dec 14, 2011 09:35 AMEnvironmental groups are pleased that the federal commissioner's fall report emphasizes the importance of transparency and accountability, and the need to better integrate scientific knowledge into federal decision making. Read more.
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Getting Tough on Environmental Crime?
Report | Dec 12, 2011 02:13 AMGetting Tough On Environmental Crime is the first comprehensive Ecojustice report to evaluate the federal government’s record on the enforcement of its own environmental laws. Looking back over the past decade, it gives an overview of enforcement trends based on publicly accessible information and statistics. Read more.
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Federal government failing to enforce Canada’s environmental laws: report
Media Release | Dec 12, 2011 02:05 AMEcojustice releases report on federal government's enforcement of key environmental laws. Read more.
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Long-awaited investigation into CO2 impacts a ‘win for all Canadians’
Media Release | Dec 12, 2011 07:00 AMWeyburn site assessment still leaves questions unanswered Read more.
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Environmental groups back in court to defend killer whale ruling
Media Release | Nov 30, 2011 07:00 AMFederal government seeks to reverse parts of 2010 decision on critical habitat protection Read more.
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Ecojustice comments on Cenovus Weyburn site assessment
Media Release | Nov 29, 2011 11:55 AMKerrs, Ecojustice await results from independent investigation Read more.
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Ecojustice available to comment on Environmental Commissioner of Ontario's annual report
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Latest Lethal Threat to the Great Lakes Must Be Halted
Media Release | Nov 28, 2011 03:40 PMPress release announcing the filing an amicus brief, urging U.S. Supreme Court to force U.S. Corp of Engineers and other defendants to take urgent action to prevent invasion of Asian carp into the Great Lakes. Read more.
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Federal government must prevent extinction of sage-grouse in Canada
Media Release | Nov 23, 2011 06:00 AMWithout protection, iconic bird could disappear from Alberta within a year Read more.
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Ecojustice applauds leadership on drinking water
Media Release | Nov 17, 2011 10:55 AMWaterproof 3 author Randy Christensen available to comment Read more.
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Friends of the Earth, Ecojustice ask Supreme Court to respect polluter pays principle
Media Release | Nov 16, 2011 09:15 AMEcojustice, representing Friends of the Earth, appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada today to fight for the polluter pays principle. Read more.
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Media Advisory - National drinking water report card to be released Nov. 15
Media Release | Nov 14, 2011 07:20 AM -
Federal government gets an ‘F’ for failing to protect drinking water
Media Release | Nov 15, 2011 06:00 AMNew Ecojustice report card points to continuing lack of national drinking water standards. Read more.

