In a report released in time for Radon Action Month, the Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA) concludes that Canadians need better legal protection from radon gas, a known carcinogen. “We analyzed policy and law across Canada and found a patchwork of unenforceable guidance and inconsistent rules to confront this public health risk,” stated Kathleen Cooper, … Read more
Upon release of Canada’s signing of the Minamata Convention on Mercury in Kumamoto, Japan, the Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA) urges the Canadian government to ratify the Convention to protect Canadians, global populations and the environment from harmful exposures to mercury. Fe de Leon, a researcher at CELA said Canada’s environment and its people continue to experience the negative impact … Read more
The Canadian Environmental Law Association received notice from the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission that it is extending the operating licences for the Pickering A and Pickering B Nuclear Generating Stations by two months. The notice stated that the commission “requires more time to render its decision.” The Canadian Environmental Law Association said it commends the … Read more
Greenpeace Canada and the Canadian Environmental Law Association have asked the Federal Court to overturn the licence recently issued to Ontario Power Generation to begin preparing its Darlington site for the proposed construction of new nuclear reactors. Theresa McClenaghan, executive director of the association, said that no shovel should go into the ground until the … Read more
The Canadian Environmental Law Association has been involved for three decades in campaigns and diverse efforts to strengthen and implement the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. The association said it has taken eight years to discuss the need for a new Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement to determine its scope, and remedies for governance challenges then … Read more
Canadian environmental organizations urge the federal government, working with other governments and groups, to steer the world towards greater sustainability at the Rio+20 negotiations in New York. The full release is available online. Call 416-960-2284 x 210.
The Canadian Environmental Law Association issued a statement on the federal government's budget bill. The association said that that Bill C-38, Jobs, Growth and Long-term Prosperity Act, will seriously erode Canada’s environmental protection laws. The association added that the government is proposing to repeal the existing Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, and to replace it with … Read more
The Canadian Environmental Law Association said that emissions of radioactive tritium from a Peterborough, ON, area nuclear facility situated at the Peterborough Municipal Airport are many times higher than previously reported, and more than twice the maximum annual release allowed by the company’s existing licence for 2010 and 2011. This has prompted four non-governmental organizations … Read more
The Canadian Environmental Law Association issued a statement regarding Siloxane D5. The association said that in February 2012, federal environment and health ministers rejected findings made by government scientists and proposals by predecessor ministers to list Siloxane D5, a substance widely used in personal care products in Canada, as toxic under federal law. The association … Read more
