Stories

Here are the latest stories from Ecojustice Canada:

Healthy Communities Victories
Story | Jun 08, 2009 08:35 AM
Ecojustice advocates for healthy, sustainable communities Read more.
Clean Water Victories
Story | Jun 08, 2009 08:35 AM
Ecojustice fights to keep toxics out of our water Read more.
Natural Spaces Victories
Story | Jun 08, 2009 08:35 AM
Ecojustice defends parks, natural spaces and wildlife Read more.
Air and Climate Victories
Story | Jun 08, 2009 08:35 AM
Ecojustice champions sustainable energy solutions and fights global warming Read more.
Environmental stewardship sprung from grandmotherly love
Story | Apr 02, 2009 11:10 AM
When Elly de Jongh of Edmonton thinks about the scale and impact of development in Alberta’s tarsands, her attention turns to her great grandchildren. Read more.
Lafarge clears air by trashing proposal
Story | Apr 02, 2009 11:10 AM
Residents of Bath, Ontario were breathing easier this winter after a landmark victory stopped a cement company from burning millions of kilograms of waste in a nearby cement kiln. Read more.
Public rights victory rises from the dust
Story | Apr 02, 2009 11:10 AM
If a factory in your neighbourhood causes a serious inconvenience for residents by continually emitting odours, soot or noise, do you deserve compensation? This question was at the heart of a Supreme Court of Canada case last fall. Read more.
On the books
Story | Apr 02, 2009 11:10 AM
Brief updates about the cases we’re working on Read more.
Modern take on mining
Story | Apr 02, 2009 11:10 AM
Century-old mining laws in Ontario have left countless landowners and First Nations grasping for control of their own lands. In response, Ecojustice recently released a report with the Canadian Institute for Environmental Law and Policy offering long-needed legislative amendments to address flaws in the law. Read more.
Canada’s waterways no place for toxic waste
Story | Apr 02, 2009 11:10 AM
As a result of the tenacity of lawyer Lara Tessaro and her clients, Canada’s top court will be taking a closer look at a rather disturbing government stance on mining. Read more.
Barry Robinson
Story | Apr 02, 2009 11:10 AM
Staff lawyer Barry Robinson’s most ardent environmental crusade has been to escape city life and enjoy the wilderness he cherishes. Read more.
A law to protect the best place on earth
Story | Apr 02, 2009 11:10 AM
This fall, four leading environmental groups launched a campaign to change one of BC’s most unfortunate distinctions: it is one of only two provinces in Canada without a law to protect the amazing array of wildlife that call the province home. Read more.
Killer whale protection Order issued after lawsuit filed
Story | Apr 02, 2009 11:10 AM
Canada’s beloved resident orca populations, complete with two newborn calves, have finally been given a safer home. Read more.
When the going gets tough…
Story | Apr 02, 2009 11:10 AM
The signs of spring are beginning to show and each day we are given a little more reason to step out and enjoy the sun. But as the trees and trails around me come back to life, it’s hard to ignore what a tough winter we’ve endured. I don’t mean merely the deep freeze that chilled Ontario or the holiday blizzards that buried the West Coast. To me it seems the global financial crisis struck the hardest blow of the season. Read more.
Tarsands lawsuit lights fire under government
Story | Apr 02, 2009 11:10 AM
Thanks to the efforts of an Alberta citizen and his Ecojustice lawyers, the oil company responsible for the deaths of hundreds of ducks in a huge tailings pond last spring might have to pay close to a million dollars in fines. Read more.
Victory in honour of oiled wildlife
Story | Feb 12, 2009 01:15 PM
Ecojustice prosecution spurs government to charge oilsands for duck deaths Read more.
Creative solutions to seeping sewage
Story | Jan 08, 2009 08:00 AM
Green solutions for managing outdated infrastructure [October 2008] Read more.
Proposed diamond mine triggers mercury concerns
Story | Jan 08, 2009 09:53 AM
Ontario government backtracks and opens public comment on controversial diamond mine [October 2008] Read more.
Logging giant retreats from aboriginal dispute
Story | Jan 08, 2009 09:48 AM
AbitibiBowater turns in logging licence, ending eight year battle [October 2008] Read more.
Celebration in Ontario’s Boreal Forest
Story | Jan 08, 2009 10:10 AM
Fears of piece-meal development in northern Ontario allayed by announcement [October 2008] Read more.