Overview of environmental impacts on vulnerable communities, and associated programs and resources.
Tag: child health
Housing and the Indoor Environment: Where toxic exposures can be up close and personal
Access to affordable and safe housing is among the key challenges and social inequities revealed by the COVID pandemic. Calls for a just and green recovery need to include extending environmental protection to the indoor environment.
Canadian Environmental Law Association Turns 50 This Year
CELA Executive Director Theresa McClenaghan takes a big picture look at CELA's history and contributions to environmental and social justice as we continue to celebrate our 50th Anniversary year. Article originally published in The Lawyer's Daily.
Pesticides Indoors – Differences in Risks, Regulation, and Necessary Precautions
All pesticide use carries risk but important differences exist in how pesticides behave indoors and in how they are regulated. Choices exist for lower risk alternatives alongside prevention.
Intersection of Environmental Law and Poverty Law
CELA Counsel and Executive Director Theresa McClenaghan discusses the environmental health impacts of pollution and poverty in the Great Lakes Region. Download slide deck here: Intersection-Envl-Law-Poverty-Law
Comments on amendments to the Pesticide Regulation (63/09 General)
CELA has raised concerns about proposals that could undermine both Ontario's ban on the cosmetic use of pesticides and the limits on use of neonicotinoid-treated corn and soybean seeds.