Ecojustice

An agreement to delay logging of an old-growth stand of British Columbia forest has given a one-year reprieve to one of Canada's most endangered species.

Alberta and its allies are in the province's highest court trying to have the federal government's environmental assessment act declared unconstitutional.

A court has been told that a man leading an inquiry into alleged foreign-funded anti-Alberta energy campaigns should be allowed to continue his work because accusations of bias are unfounded and his investigation is in the public interest.

A lawyer for an environmental law charity says Alberta's probe into the purported foreign funding of anti-oil campaigns is a "political gunfight" and not a proper use of a public inquiry. 

A judge is to hear arguments this week over whether Alberta's public inquiry into the purported foreign funding of environmental charities is a valid defence of the province's ailing oil industry or an attempt to silence dissent.

The Alberta government has given an inquiry into the funding of oil and gas industry critics another deadline extension to complete its report.

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says an inquiry into who is funding environmental opposition to the province's oil and gas sector will be completed some time next year.

Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson is reconsidering a decision in December to keep the federal government out of the approvals process for a major coal-mine expansion in Alberta.

Ontario government lawyers and counsel for seven young people grappled over whether climate change and the province’s response to it is something a court should get involved in judging.

"I’m concerned that the government could be using the COVID crisis to undermine environmental protections," Ontario Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner said in question period Wednesday. In response, Environment Minister Jeff Yurek accused Schreiner of "playing politics" and not supporting businesses.

The suspension of environmental protection rules allows the government to make changes that don’t relate to the pandemic without telling the public. It has already been used to allow industry to delay reporting their greenhouse gas emissions.

Lawyers at Ecojustice plan to argue in front of the Supreme Court this week that environmental protection is an underlying principle of the Constitution, just like democracy and human rights.

The gang of seven are taking their climate protest from the street to the courthouse, arguing that Ford’s weakened climate targets breach their constitutional right to life, liberty and security.

This summer the Alberta provincial government launched a public inquiry into 'anti-Alberta energy campaigns'. Now that inquiry is facing a court challenge by Ecojustice.

A British Columbia First Nation and three environmental groups hope to appeal a Federal Court of Appeal decision that limited their ability to challenge the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion in court.