Empowering communities, protecting ecosystems
Empowering communities, protecting ecosystems
Outbreaks of exotic or virulent fish disease at fish farms may spread to wild fish and threaten wild salmon stocks. Yet the government fails to adequately report to the public about fish farm outbreaks. Government refuses to publicly report where…
Deborah Curran, Hakai Professor in Environmental Law and Sustainability The British Columbia Legislature gave third and final reading, without any amendments, to Bill 18 – 2014, BC’s new Water Sustainability Act (“the Act”), on April 29 2014. This Bill is the long…
Pipeline companies need to acquire land use rights from affected landowners before beginning construction, and their practices are subject to federal regulation by the National Energy Board (NEB). However, the current regulatory processes overseen by the NEB are manifestly unfair…
Prepared for the Canadian Cancer Society, BC and Yukon Division, Regulating Exposure to Radon Gas in BC Homes: A Four Pillar Approach looks into laws around the world that regulate radon gas and what a BC system of regulation might entail.
As global demand for seaweed expands, a new commercial seaweed harvesting industry is emerging on Vancouver Island. This ELC report by student Piet Brusse warns that this harvest could have serious impacts on fisheries and sensitive coastal ecosystems if government oversight…
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…
Backgrounder for the ELC Associates teleconference on Hydraulic Fracturing in BC and Natural Resource Damage Assessments (May 13, 2013)
Prepared for the Ancient Forest Alliance, the report, An Old Growth Protection Act for British Columbia, reviews the current framework and problems with the current system. It makes recommendations for retaining old growth based on the best available science, phasing…
Working with Democracy Watch and ELC staff, ELC student Clayton Greenwood requested that the Federal Information Commissioner investigate the apparent systematic efforts by the Government of Canada to obstruct the right of the media – and through them, the Canadian…
This book is a series of 35 short articles that describe key environmental law reforms the next provincial government should consider. This book is put forward as an educational service to inform the public, government and decision makers about solutions…
Aging home heating oil tanks and systems are a growing environmental hazard. Prepared for the Gorge-Tillicum Community Association, this ELC report examines the issues involved and makes recommendations for provincial and municipal law reform. For more information, click here.
On behalf of Rivers Without Borders, this letter requests that the Information and Privacy Commissioner conduct a review of the Ministry’s response to a Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) request for basic background information regarding the Northwest Transmission…
