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WCEL Submission Regarding Cumulative Effects on Fish and Fish Habitat
Author: Deborah Carlson, Staff Lawyer
Publication Date: December 2022
Pages: 8
Topics: Fisheries Act, Fish Habitat, Cumulative Effects
How Crown laws and policy normalize cumulative harm to salmon watersheds in BC: A case study
Author: Deborah Carlson – Staff Lawyer, Victoria Baylis – Law Student
Publication Date: December 2022
Pages: 54
Topics: Watersheds, salmon, fish passage, salmon infrastructure
Securing a Fair, Effective and Robust Oil and Gas Emissions Cap
Author: Anna Johnston, Staff Lawyer, Andrew Gage, Staff Lawyer
Publication Date: September 2022
Pages: 6
Topics: Oil and gas emissions, climate change
Capping Canada's Oil & Gas Emissions: Fact vs. Fiction
Author: West Coast Environmental Law, Environmental Defence
Publication Date: September 2022
Pages: 2
Topics: Climate change, emissions cap, oil and gas emissions
Action for Healthy Communities: Benefits of a Provincial Law for Ecosystem Health
Author: West Coast Environmental Law
Publication Date: September 2022
Pages: 17
Topics: Biodiversity and Ecosystem Health, Biodiversity Legislation, Local Government
Brief – Legal Options for Implementing a Federal Oil and Gas Emissions Cap
Author: Anna Johnston – Staff Lawyer
Publication Date: July 2022
Pages: 7
Topics: Climate change, oil and gas emissions, emissions cap
Legal Backgrounder: The Impact Assessment Act Reference Case
Author: Anna Johnston, Staff Lawyer
Publication Date: May 2022
Pages: 4
Topics: Impact Assessment Act
Net Zero or Net Reckless? What is the appropriate role for negative emissions technologies in meeting Canada’s climate targets?
Author: West Coast Environmental Law, Fiona Koza (MSc.), Climate Accountability Strategist, Andrew Gage (LLB), Staff Lawyer, Silvie Harder (Ph.D)
Publication Date: March 2022
Pages: 61
Topics: Climate Change