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May 3, 2022 Updated on May 11, 2022 to reflect new deadline extension. East Coast Environmental Law is inviting applications for two summer student positions funded by the Canada Summer Jobs Program. Scroll down for a description of each position,…
March 3, 2022 East Coast Environmental Law has published a new addition to our series of reports on Atlantic Canadian governments' performance under their own laws to protect species at risk. In Simply Not Protected: An Evaluation of Prince Edward Island's…
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…
October 19, 2021 East Coast Environmental Law has released a new update to our report Protected on Paper Only: An Evaluation of Nova Scotia's Legal Obligations under the Endangered Species Act. Biodiversity is declining at an alarming rate around the world, including…
September 14, 2021 Until September 30, 2021, Nova Scotia's Department of Environment and Climate Change is inviting public comments on proposed regulations under Nova Scotia's Coastal Protection Act (“CPA”). Nova Scotia has 13,000 kilometres of coastline, and global sea levels are expected to rise…