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Welcome to the East Coast Environmental Law Resource Library. Here, you can find a wide range of resources on environmental law issues throughout Atlantic Canada.

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Joint Submission on Impact Assessment Agency of Canada Consultation Paper, “‘‘One Project, One Review’: Co-operation Agreements for the Assessment of Major Projects”

Joint ENGO Submission on Impact Assessment Agency of Canada Consultation Paper, “‘One Project, One Review’: Co-operation Agreements for the Assessment of Major Projects”

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Joint Letter to the Prime Minister Re: Our checklist for national interest projects

As we near the end of yet another summer of heatwaves, drought and wildfires that have ravaged our forests and led to the evacuations of thousands of people, we urgently need to build projects that will help decarbonize our economy. At the same time, designating and prioritizing projects in the national interest should not put our communities or nature at risk.

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Joint Letter Re: MPA Network Plan and Fundian Channel - Browns Bank MPA Designation

The development of the MPA Network Plan has involved more than a decade of extensive investment from many stakeholders and rightsholders, as well as public consultation from communities in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Given this level of engagement and the support it reflects, it is both timely and appropriate for the federal government to move forward with its release as soon as possible.

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