Media Release: Environmentalists hail precedent-setting Ontario court victory

Media Release Lafarge loses bid to stop hearing into tire and waste-burning at Bath cement kiln TORONTO – In a precedent-setting decision that will impact air, water and waste decisions throughout the province, the Ontario Divisional Court ruled late yesterday…

Blog: Decision Upholds Citizens’ Participatory Rights under the Environmental Bill of Rights

Reprint (Ontario Bar Association - Environews - January, 2009) by Kaitlyn Mitchell The Environmental Bill of Rights, 1993 (“EBR”) (1) was enacted to protect the environment by giving Ontario residents meaningful ways in which to participate in environmentally significant government…

Respondents Factum in Divisonal Court (Lafarge)

Title: Respondents Factum in Divisonal Court (Lafarge) Resource Type: Legal Submissions Content: LOW-Div-Ct-JR-factum # of Pages: 30 Date authored: December 31, 2007 Author/s: Richard D. Lindgren, Counsel for the Respondents Lake Ontario Waterkeeper and Gordon Downie

The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement – Promises to Keep; Challenges to Meet

Title: The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement - Promises to Keep; Challenges to Meet Perspectives of Citizens - In Consultation with the Great Lakes Basin's Environmental Community Resource Type: Report Content: 553GLWQA_promises # of Pages: 78 Date authored: 2007 Publication…

Principles for the Oversight of Nanotechnologies and Nanomaterials

Title: Principles for the Oversight of Nanotechnologies and Nanomaterials Declaration signed by a broad coalition of civil society, public interest, environmental and labour organizations concerned about various aspects of nanotechnology's human health, environmental, social, ethical, and other impacts. Content: Principles__Nanotech_Nanomaterials…

Proposed Canada-Ontario Agreement Respecting the Great Lakes Ecosystem Basin

Title: Comments to the Proposed Canada-Ontario Agreement Respecting the Great Lakes Ecosystem Basin Environmental Registry Number: 010-0063 and Canada Gazette Vol. 141, No. 11 - March 17, 2007 Resource Type: Report, Response to Consultation Content: 582_COA # of Pages: 32…