Resource Library
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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Submission to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada: One Project, One Review – Comments on The Co-operation Agreement between New Brunswick and Canada
Submission to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada: One Project, One Review – Comments on The Co-operation Agreement between New Brunswick and Canada
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”
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.
Brief to the Standing Committee on Climate Change and Environmental Stewardship in New Brunswick
Brief to the Standing Committee on Climate Change and Environmental Stewardship in New Brunswick re: Modernizing the Clean Air Act: Protecting the Right to Clean Air.
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.
Guide to Environmental Law in New Brunswick: Second Edition
This Guide to Environmental Law in New Brunswick is based on a similar publication: Handbook on Environmental Law for New Brunswick that was published by the Conservation Council of New Brunswick in 2000.
This revised and updated version was prepared by the staff lawyers of East Coast Environmental Law, and its first edition was published in June 2023. This second edition was published March 2025. Input and content review on the first edition (2023) were provided by a number of students, scholars, and legal professionals, to whom we are very grateful.
Submission on the Draft Terms of Reference for the Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area
East Coast Environmental Law Submission on the Draft Terms of Reference for the Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area
Brief to the Nova Scotia Law Amendments Committee on Bill No. 471: Advancing Nova Scotia Opportunities Act
Brief submitted to the Nova Scotia Law Amendments Committee on Bill No. 471, the proposed Advancing Nova Scotia Opportunities Act.
Injunctions in Nova Scotia Audio Guide
Throughout Nova Scotia, individuals, community groups, and environmental organizations often find themselves wondering whether legal tools exist to prevent or put a stop to environmental harms. East Coast Environmental Law receives numerous inquiries asking that question, and many ask specifically what it would take to get an injunction. This audio guide offers an overview of injunctions in Nova Scotia, explaining what they are, what forms they take, what it takes to get them, and the risks involved in seeking them.
Our Summary Series
Welcome to our signature Summary Series—your first step to becoming more informed about environmental laws in Atlantic Canada.
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