An environmental rights advocacy toolkit prepared by East Coast Environmental Law to support public engagement in a campaign to win a right to a healthy environment in Nova Scotia.

A model bill of Environmental Rights and Responsibilities for Nova Scotia, drafted by East Coast Environmental Law to support a campaign to win a right to a healthy environment in Nova Scotia.

An evaluation of the Government of New Brunswick’s performance under its Species at Risk Act.

East Coast Environmental Law Submission on the Draft Terms of Reference for the Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area

Brief submitted to the Nova Scotia Law Amendments Committee on Bill No. 471, the proposed Advancing Nova Scotia Opportunities Act.

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.

A report evaluating the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador’s performance under the province’s Endangered Species Act.

Under the Fisheries Act, one of Canada’s oldest laws enacted over 150 years ago, the federal government is charged with protecting our oceans, clean water and fish habitat. When changes were made five years ago, all political parties supported the updated law, and enabled the regulatory and policy framework to protect, restore and sustain Canada’s fisheries – and the waters that support them – for the benefit of generations to come. The modernization of the Act was widely viewed as long overdue.

A review of federal Crown law and policy frameworks to identify existing mechanisms to manage underwater noise pollution in Canada.

East Coast Environmental Law is a regional charity that provides public-interest environmental law services throughout Atlantic Canada. We advocate for progressive environmental law and policy, provide public legal education, and share our legal skills to support others working to prevent or redress environmental harms.

East Coast Environmental Law is a regional charity that provides public-interest environmental law services throughout Atlantic Canada. We advocate for progressive environmental law and policy, provide public legal education, and share our legal skills to support others working to prevent or redress environmental harms.

East Coast Environmental Law is a regional charity that provides public-interest environmental law services throughout Atlantic Canada. We advocate for progressive environmental law and policy, provide public legal education, and share our legal skills to support others working to prevent or redress environmental harms.

East Coast Environmental Law is a regional charity that provides public-interest environmental law services throughout Atlantic Canada. We advocate for progressive environmental law and policy, provide public legal education, and share our legal skills to support others working to prevent or redress environmental harms.

Letter to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada seeking clarification of and requesting amendments to the agreements setting out terms of reference for the committees conducting regional assessments of offshore wind in Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia

East Coast Environmental Law is a regional charity that provides public-interest environmental law services throughout Atlantic Canada. We advocate for progressive environmental law and policy, provide public legal education, and share our legal skills to support others working to prevent or redress environmental harms.