November 4, 2021 On Monday, East Coast Environmental Law staff lawyer Tina Northrup presented to Nova Scotia's Law Amendments Committee on Bill 57, the proposed Environmental Goals and Climate Change Reduction Act ("EGCCRA"). Presentations to the Law Amendments Committee are an important part of Nova Scotia's legislative process, giving individuals, businesses, community groups, and organizations the opportunity to share their feedback on proposed laws, and giving members of the legislature an opportunity to hear from Nova Scotians. Our oral presentation to the Law Amendments Committee highlighted five priority recommended amendments that we discussed in a lengthy written submission that we gave to the Committee, including: our recommendation to amend the greenhouse gas emissions reduction target for 2030 to 58% below 2005 levels; our recommendation to include additional goals to end oil and gas exploration and development in offshore Nova Scotia; and, our recommendation to expand section 12 of the bill to better equip EGCCRA to address and prevent environmental racism in Nova Scotia—including by requiring etuaptmumk (two-eyed seeing), netukulimk, and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples to be considered in the progressive reform of environmental assessment and other environmental decision-making processes in Nova Scotia, along with broader principles of diversity, equity,…