CELA Counsel Rick Lindgren looks ahead to environmental law matters that litigators and legislators can expect in 2020.
Tag: toxic substances
Revising Canada’s chemicals legislation needs to promote safer substitutes for toxic chemicals in products
Bev Thorpe with Clean Production Action and CELA's Fe de Leon blog about the need for better chemical safety provisions in CEPA to prevent toxic exposures from consumer products.
Where Science Meets the Law – Webinar Background Slides
CELA's Joe Castrilli is one of the panelists on a webinar about chemical management in Canada. The background slides for his presentation can be downloaded here: Science Meets the Law Webinar - Background Slides
Informed Substitution of Toxic Chemicals
Beverley Thorpe gave a presentation for CELA on the role of informed substitution for toxic chemicals and the need for Canadian laws and regulations to adopt informed substitution requirements. Download her slides here: 1309-Slides_Dec3_2019_Bev_Thorpe_Informed substitution
Recommendations for Budget 2020
The Green Budget Coalition (GBC) brings together 22 leading Canadian environmental organizations, to present an analysis of the most pressing issues regarding environmental sustainability in Canada and to make a consolidated annual set of recommendations to the federal government regarding strategic fiscal and budgetary opportunities.
Comments to International Joint Commission Regarding 2019 Progress Report of the Parties
Joint response from CELA, Environmental Defence, and Toxics Free Great Lakes Network. Download submission here: Comments to IJC re PROP 2019