CELA with CNWM submitted comments in response to the Proposed Watch List Approach under CEPA.
Submission: CELA and CNWM Response to Proposed Watch List Approach
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CELA Comments on Consultation on Right to a Healthy Environment
CELA's comments on the federal consultation on the right to a healthy environment draft implementation framework under CEPA.
Submission: Response to Updated Draft State of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Report
In July 2024, ECCC and Health Canada released an updated version of the report. Public interest organizations, including CELA, continue to respond to the government departments' proposed findings that the class of PFAS meet the criteria as toxic under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act.
Joint Submission: CELA and HEJSupport Comments on Plastic Treaty
CELA and HEJSupport submit the following comments and recommendations to the Canadian government participating at these negotiations seeking for mechanisms for transparency, traceability, and labelling requirements for chemicals in plastics.
Submission: Proposed Repeal of Secondary Lead Smelter Release Regulations Under CEPA
CELA recently submitted comments to the federal government in response to its proposal to repeal the Secondary Lead Smelter Release Regulations, SOR/91-155.
Report – Exploring Awareness of Impacts of Toxic Substances in the Great Lakes Basin: Voices from the Underserved and Underrepresented Communities
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) contracted the Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA) to assemble an information inventory and undertake a community awareness project with marginalized community members in Canada’s portion of the Great Lakes basin, specifically, to explore awareness…