Blog post by Kathleen Cooper, Senior Researcher on July 21, 2017 One of my heroes died last week. Dr. Herbert Needleman has inspired me since the early 1980s when as an undergraduate I first learned of his work on the effects of…
Blog post by Joseph Castrilli and Fe de Leon on June 22, 2017 If the recommendations of a Parliamentary committee are adopted by the House of Commons, Canada will move closer to enshrining environmental rights, substituting safer alternatives, and strengthening protection of…
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Blog posted by Joseph Castrilli, CELA Counsel on August 22, 2016 Originally published in The Toronto Star, July 29, 2016 Emissions of some of the most harmful chemicals are on the rise in Canada. We need to update the federal law that’s…
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Blog Post by Kathleen Cooper, Senior Researcher and Paralegal on March 10, 2016 Many Canadians will be glad to see the end of compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) with their harsh light and often flickering glow. Despite longstanding outreach campaigns, widespread ignorance…
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Blog post by John Jackson, CELA Board Member on December 17, 2014 I suspect that most of you have heard by now that Theo Colborn died on Sunday at the age of 87. The book that she co-authored, Our Stolen Future, awoke…
Title: Response to Consultation Document for Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers Resource Type: Letter, Response to Consultation Content:CELA-Response-PBDEs-RM-Consultation # of Pages: 3 Date authored: April 5, 2013 Publication number: 910 Author/s: Kathleen Cooper Author Organization: Canadian Environmental Law Association
