Ecojustice

Environmental groups are taking federal ministers to court in a push for them to recommend an emergency order to save endangered killer whales.

On Dec. 6, the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) decided Coalspur’s Vista Coal mine expansion in west-central Alberta will not be subject to a federal impact assessment.

Quebec is appealing a recent court ruling that the province must consult First Nations before granting mining claims; First Nations and environmental law groups say this choise to prolong litigation is a step backwards.

This week as Canada’s National Observer toured the refineries at the doorstep of Aamjiwaang First Nation, rotten egg and acrid chemical smells wafted over children playing ball hockey nearby. Air monitoring data revealed another spike of sulphur dioxide on Nov. 26, reaching 300 parts per billion — a level more than four times higher than the maximum hourly concentrations set by the federal government. Just another day in Chemical Valley.

West coast environmental groups argue no measure would save southern resident whales from a catastrophic oil spill.

Newly surfaced federal data on Canada's exported emissions reveals a concerning trend. Despite emission reduction efforts at home, Canada's exported emissions from coal, oil and gas are dramatically climbing — and wiping out domestic progress.

Coal mining exploration on Alberta’s eastern slopes rears its head once again.

The Alberta Energy Regulator is denying a request from the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation and group of environmental organizations for an environmental assessment of the Pathways Alliance’s proposed carbon capture project.

Canada committed to ending thermal coal exports by 2030, but a massive mine expansion proposed in Alberta’s Rocky Mountains will keep exports trending in the wrong direction.

A First Nation in Quebec has won a case in the Superior Court over free entry mining claims.

A coalition of community groups and a First Nation in Northern British Columbia have launched a court challenge against the BC Energy Regulator (BCER). They say the regulator is bypassing legal requirements by allowing construction of a pipeline to begin without a complete and updated picture of the total environmental impact.

If plans to expand carbon capture technology are pursued, it will mean a network of hundreds, if not thousands, of kilometres of concentrated CO2 pipelines running under communities and Indigenous nations, demanding increased attention paid to these emerging risks.

The International Court of Justice's deliberations will lead to non-binding opinions, but they're still anticipated to have considerable impact on international climate change negotiations.

Following 15 years of delays, the federal government has released a strategy that should preserve critical habitat for the redside dace — a small, but important, freshwater fish.