At the end of August, the ELC appeared before a United Nations Reactive Monitoring Mission hearing on behalf of the Mikisew Cree First Nation to present findings from a recently released ELC report on how to regulate any proposed release >
One of the most compelling ELC Associates’ discussions (link to the Associates Program page on our website) this year explored BC’s marine spills response regime. Unfortunately, there was a recent incident to examine: the Nathan E. Stewart tugboat, which spilled >
Report submitted to the Minister of Environment on behalf of our clients Save Hullcar Aquifer Team (SHAT) with specific recommendations about how government can improve the Order for an Area Based Management Plan so that is ensures clean drinking water >
In March, UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee responded to a petition that ELC students worked on for the Mikisew Cree First Nation. The December 2014 petition argued that the Alberta tar sands and Site C dam endanger the World Heritage Site at >
The ELC is helping two citizens argue for cleaner air in Kitimat. The fight is against a government permit granted to Rio Tinto Alcan to increase sulphur dioxide (S02) emissions at their Kitimat shelter by 55% above current permit levels. There >
January 7, 2015 Victoria, BC – In early December, the ELC filed a submission to the Mount Polley Independent Expert Engineering Investigation and Review Panel entitled, “Not an Act of God.” Written by ELC Intensive Stream students under the supervision >
January 7, 2015 Victoria, BC – In early December, the ELC filed a submission to the Mount Polley Independent Expert Engineering Investigation and Review Panel entitled, “Not an Act of God.” Written by ELC Intensive Stream students under the supervision >
March 14, 2014 Victoria, BC The ELC was in the Supreme Court of British Columbia this week for our first ever Judicial Review. In a case considered a big win for access to justice, former Executive Director Chris Tollefson >
Letter asking the federal and BC Ministers of Environment to establish a Strategic Economic and Environmental Assessment of proposed massive new BC LNG developments. Acting for the Northwest Institute for Bioregional Research, the ELC proposes a careful examination of a dozen >
October 10, 2012 The provincial government’s Open Information website promotes “no closed doors or hidden agendas,” but in response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request filed in May 2012 for basic background information regarding one of the most significant >