Media Release: Health advocates call on Indian government to end all use of asbestos

Media Release In a letter released today, over 200 scientists and over 100 labour and health organizations (including CELA) from 36 countries strongly condemned efforts by asbestos industry organisations to promote use of chrysotile asbestos in India. The letter, sent…

Letter from over 300 scientists and organisations to India about asbestos

Title: Letter from over 300 scientists and organisations to India about asbestos Over 300 scientists and organisations from 36 countries condemn efforts of the asbestos industry to promote use of asbestos in India Resource Type: Letter Content: L-asbestos-indian-gov # of…

Nomination of 10 substances to the NPRI dated April 20, 2012 – follow-up

Title: Nomination of 10 substances to the NPRI dated April 20, 2012 - follow-up Resource Type: Letter Content: NPRI-nomination-follwup # of Pages: 1 Date authored: November 11, 2013 Author/s: Fe de Leon, Elaine Macdonald Author Organization: Canadian Environmental Law Association…

Blog: The Legal and Regulatory Implications of IARC Classifying Outdoor Air Pollution and Particulate Matter as Carcinogenic to Humans

Blog posted by Joseph F. Castrilli, CELA Counsel on October 22, 2013 On October 17, 2013, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a specialized agency of the World Health Organization, announced that it has classified outdoor air pollution and particulate matter as…

Blog: The hard won struggle for Community right-to-know: Toronto’s story

Blog posted by Sarah Miller, Researcher, Retired on October 1, 2013 For forty years CEHE partner organization the Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA) has worked to “protect human health and our environment by seeking justice for those harmed by pollution and by…

The Story of Toronto’s Campaign for Right to Know Brief chronology of activities since 1985.

Title: The Story of Toronto’s Campaign for Right to Know Brief chronology of activities since 1985. Resource Type: Background information Content: By-lawChronology # of Pages: 2 Date authored: May 2013 Publication number: 916 Author/s: Sarah Miller Author Organization: Canadian Environmental…