Environmental Law Alert Blog

We need a law to bring the Coastal Marine Strategy to life
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Erin Gray, Staff Lawyer
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Couple in city stares at map with confused looks on their faces
Lay of the Land of Canadian Climate Policy in February 2026
Author:
Andrew Gage, Staff Lawyer
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Title graphic with text "Expert Interview: UNDRIP & the Economy" with Linda Innes, Gitxaała Chief Councillor
UNDRIP and the Economy: Will the economic sky fall?
Author:
Ng Ariss Fong, Lawyers, West Coast Environmental Law
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Title graphic with text "Expert Interview: UNDRIP & the Economy" with Allen Edzerza, Tahltan Elder and Mineral Explorationist
UNDRIP and the Economy: How does respect for Indigenous rights relate to the economy?
Author:
Ng Ariss Fong, Lawyers, West Coast Environmental Law
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Soaked again: BC isn’t ready for floods – let’s change that
Author:
Julia Kidder, PhD Student, UBC School of Community and Regional Planning (SCARP) , Deborah Carlson, Staff Lawyer
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Gitxaala Nation representatives at the courthouse during Court of Appeal hearings in Jan. 2025 (Photo: Alexis Stoymenoff)
Gitxaała v. British Columbia: What the Court of Appeal Decision Means for Indigenous Rights & BC’s Mining Laws
Author:
Jessica Clogg, WCEL Executive Director & Senior Counsel, Lisa Fong and Michael Ng, Ng Ariss Fong, Lawyers
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Kicking off RELAW’s 2025-26 Co-learning Program
Author:
Katłıà Lafferty, RELAW Co-learning Manager
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There is no bargain in a north coast oil pipeline, only snake oil
Author:
Jessica Clogg, Executive Director & Sr. Counsel
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Stories to Futures: RELAW attends Economic Futures Conference, 2025
Author:
Rayanna Seymour-Hourie, Staff Lawyer & RELAW Program Lead, Katłıà Lafferty, RELAW Co-learning Manager, Navjot Jassar, Staff Lawyer, Georgia Lloyd-Smith, Staff Lawyer
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Share your story in Canada’s engagement on Environmental Justice and Racism
Author:
Shawn Smith, Staff Lawyer
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