News
June 6, 2020 The federal Minister of Environment, Jonathan Wilkinson, has announced the enactment of the Regulations Respecting Excluded Physical Activities (Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Exploratory Wells). The regulations are created under the Impact Assessment Act and based on the results of the Final Report of the…
May 29, 2020 HALIFAX – Environmental groups applaud today’s landmark decision from the Nova Scotia Supreme Court stating that the Government of Nova Scotia must meet legal requirements to protect species at risk. These requirements include creating recovery plans for listed…
May 26, 2020 Job Posting Legal Researcher Summer Employment Positions East Coast Environmental Law is an environmental law charity based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, that engages in public-interest environmental law throughout Atlantic Canada. Our mission and vision reflect our desire…
April 22, 2020 Today is the 50th anniversary of the first Earth Day. What began as an outpouring of environmental demonstrations across the United States of America on April 22, 1970 became a global anniversary that more than a billion…
March 10, 2020 2019 was a very busy year for East Coast Environmental Law, and our latest Annual Report highlights many of the issues and causes that commanded our attention and motivated our work throughout the year. Take a look…