Press Releases
All parties involved in VW emissions-cheating must be investigated
Jan 25, 2021
Environmental groups back in court to argue for transparent investigation of environmental crimes Toronto, Ont. – Environmental groups are at the Federal Court of Appeal today to make sure the … Read more.
Mainland moose protectors in court to defend right to safeguard species habitat
Jan 25, 2021
HALIFAX/K’JIPUKTUK, UNCEDED TERRITORY OF THE MI’KMAQ PEOPLE – Conservation groups and concerned citizens will appear before the Nova Scotia Supreme Court tomorrow to defend their right to peacefully protest clearcutting … Read more.
Groups head back to court to uphold NL Supreme Court ruling on hatchery expansion
Jan 19, 2021
Closing loophole will help give wild Atlantic salmon fighting chance at recovery, groups say St. John’s/Located on Ktaqmkuk, unceded, traditional territory of the Beothuk and Mi’kmaq Peoples – Ecojustice lawyers, … Read more.
Climate denier reports underscore Alberta inquiry’s illegitimacy
Jan 14, 2021
CALGARY/TERRITORIES OF THE BLACKFOOT AND PEOPLES OF TREATY 7, HOME TO MÉTIS NATION OF ALBERTA, REGION III – The latest update from the commissioner of Alberta’s “Public Inquiry into Anti-Alberta … Read more.
Community groups and individuals call on NS government to prioritize communities and enforce aquaculture laws
Jan 13, 2021
HALIFAX/K’JIPUKTUK, UNCEDED TERRITORY OF THE MI’KMAQ PEOPLE – Ecojustice lawyers, on behalf of community groups and affected individuals, are demanding that the Nova Scotia Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture and … Read more.
Ecojustice defends Extinction Rebellion Nova Scotia Association against injunction
Dec 18, 2020
HALIFAX/K’JIPUKTUK, UNCEDED TERRITORY OF THE MI’KMAQ PEOPLE – Ecojustice lawyers are defending Extinction Rebellion Nova Scotia Association in their fight to protect endangered Mainland moose habitat from the irreparable harm … Read more.
Federal government announces 18-month phase out of fish farms in Discovery Islands, Ecojustice reacts
Dec 17, 2020
VANCOUVER/UNCEDED xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (MUSQUEAM), Skwxwú7mesh (SQUAMISH) AND səlil̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ/Selilwitulh (TSLEIL-WAUTUTH) TERRITORIES – In a significant victory for wild salmon and Indigenous rights, Canadian Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Bernadette Jordan announced today … Read more.
B.C. government breaks promise on key climate deadline
Dec 7, 2020
Expansion of LNG and fracking derail climate action VANCOUVER/UNCEDED xʷməθkwəy̓əm (MUSQUEAM), Skwxwú7mesh (SQUAMISH) AND Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (TSLEIL-WAUTUTH) TERRITORIES – The province of British Columbia has missed its own deadline to complete … Read more.
City of Pitt Meadows being taken to task over salmon habitat
Dec 3, 2020
Vancouver—On behalf of Watershed Watch Salmon Society, Ecojustice is submitting a letter to the City of Pitt Meadows strongly advising against moving forward with a planned fish-killing pump replacement project … Read more.
