On June 26, 2014 the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) decision in Tsilhqot’in Nation v.
Environmental Law Alert Blog
Through our Environmental Law Alert blog, West Coast keeps you up to date on the latest developments and issues in environmental law. This includes:
- proposed changes to the law that will weaken, or strengthen, environmental protection;
- stories and situations where existing environmental laws are failing to protect the environment; and
- emerging legal strategies that could be used to protect our environment.
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The 10 day Water Festival hosted by The Lummi Nation of Washington State wrapped up on June 22nd. I had the opportunity to attend part of the festival, along with another law student volunteer and WCEL Staff Lawyer, Eugene Kung.
If you've read the federal government's June 17 press release about Enbridge's pipelines and tankers proposal (AKA Northern Gateway), you might be wondering what it all means. Here's our quick take on it. The presentation below takes about 7 minutes and you can start by pressing the play button in the bottom left corner of the frame.
Poll after poll say that British Columbians favour strong environmental laws – laws that don’t trade our environment off against short-term economic gains.
Should BC be used to trans-ship American coal to China? Who gets to decide? And what does that mean for our environment?
According to the BC Government, the Mountain Pine Beetle epidemic – a direct result of climate change – cost British Columbia billions in lost timber value alone – not counting environmental and other damages.
That was the question posed by the investor website seekingalpha.com following Kinder Mor
Salish Sea. Photo credit: Flickr user fletcherjcm
On April 11, 2014, the Yinka Dene Alliance (“YDA”) held an All Clans Gathering in Nak’azdli (adjacent to Fort St. James) in order for their leaders and elders to issue reasons for the rejection of the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline in a gathering according to their laws.
