West Coast Environmental Law
@wcelaw.bsky.social
Transforming the legal landscape. We’re a non-profit org safeguarding the environment with legal strategies that bridge Indigenous and Canadian law. Since 1974 🌱 Visit: wcel.org
Over 40 organizations stand with Coastal First Nations to protect the north Pacific coast—a globally significant ecosystem and vital economic hub. Oil tankers put communities, wildlife & our climate at risk.
💧 No consent. No plan. No pipeline.
📢 Read the full statement: www.wcel.org/media-releas...
💧 No consent. No plan. No pipeline.
📢 Read the full statement: www.wcel.org/media-releas...
November 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Over 40 organizations stand with Coastal First Nations to protect the north Pacific coast—a globally significant ecosystem and vital economic hub. Oil tankers put communities, wildlife & our climate at risk.
💧 No consent. No plan. No pipeline.
📢 Read the full statement: www.wcel.org/media-releas...
💧 No consent. No plan. No pipeline.
📢 Read the full statement: www.wcel.org/media-releas...
Sacrificing BC's coastal economy, ecosystems & communities isn’t nation-building. All signs point to Smith having stoked separatist sentiment & rolled back carbon pricing as sharp negotiating tactics. BC won’t be a pawn in her political game. Our Executive Director's op-ed in the Hill Times👇 #bcpoli
There is no bargain in a north coast oil pipeline, only snake oil
Sacrificing B.C.’s coastal economy, ecosystems, and communities, and First Nations territories is not nation-building.
www.hilltimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Sacrificing BC's coastal economy, ecosystems & communities isn’t nation-building. All signs point to Smith having stoked separatist sentiment & rolled back carbon pricing as sharp negotiating tactics. BC won’t be a pawn in her political game. Our Executive Director's op-ed in the Hill Times👇 #bcpoli
A single oil spill doesn’t just threaten First Nations communities, but could sink tourism, commercial and recreational fisheries, aquaculture and marine services — all of which depend on the healthy coast. – @coastfunds.bsky.social
Coastal First Nations warn billions at risk if Ottawa sinks tanker ban
First Nations sustainable development has proved an economic engine for coastal communities — that prosperity is in peril if there’s an oil spill, says Coast Funds
www.nationalobserver.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:21 AM
A single oil spill doesn’t just threaten First Nations communities, but could sink tourism, commercial and recreational fisheries, aquaculture and marine services — all of which depend on the healthy coast. – @coastfunds.bsky.social
If an industry-hired professional greenlights a project, do you think your local government should be allowed to get a second opinion? BC Bill M 216, the Professional Reliance Act, threatens to prevent municipalities from questioning potentially negligent professional actions. #bcpoli
November 24, 2025 at 5:15 PM
If an industry-hired professional greenlights a project, do you think your local government should be allowed to get a second opinion? BC Bill M 216, the Professional Reliance Act, threatens to prevent municipalities from questioning potentially negligent professional actions. #bcpoli
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#brokenpromisesprotest was a HUGE success. At least 800 people in Nelson, and held at another 9 or 10 locations around the province!
Listen to CBC Daybreak South interviewing Save What’s Left’s Joe Karthein before the protest:
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
Listen to CBC Daybreak South interviewing Save What’s Left’s Joe Karthein before the protest:
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
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www.cbc.ca
November 19, 2025 at 10:00 PM
#brokenpromisesprotest was a HUGE success. At least 800 people in Nelson, and held at another 9 or 10 locations around the province!
Listen to CBC Daybreak South interviewing Save What’s Left’s Joe Karthein before the protest:
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
Listen to CBC Daybreak South interviewing Save What’s Left’s Joe Karthein before the protest:
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
Are you our next Climate Campaign Strategist? This role engages in local gov outreach, volunteer mobilization and campaign strategy to help the public to draw links between their experiences of #ClimateChange, climate science & the need to make polluters pay. Apply by Dec 7: wcel.org/job-posting/...
November 20, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Are you our next Climate Campaign Strategist? This role engages in local gov outreach, volunteer mobilization and campaign strategy to help the public to draw links between their experiences of #ClimateChange, climate science & the need to make polluters pay. Apply by Dec 7: wcel.org/job-posting/...
Are you impacted by an #EnvironmentalJustice issue in Canada? Make your voice heard! 🗣️
The gov is seeking input on its National Strategy re: Environmental Racism & Justice. Here's how you can share your views by Dec. 12 to help shape this important initiative: www.wcel.org/blog/share-y... #cdnpoli
The gov is seeking input on its National Strategy re: Environmental Racism & Justice. Here's how you can share your views by Dec. 12 to help shape this important initiative: www.wcel.org/blog/share-y... #cdnpoli
Share your story in Canada’s engagement on Environmental Justice and Racism
Are you or your community impacted or at risk of being impacted by an environmental issue where you work, where you play sports or do recreational activities, or inside your home? If so, until Decembe...
www.wcel.org
November 19, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Are you impacted by an #EnvironmentalJustice issue in Canada? Make your voice heard! 🗣️
The gov is seeking input on its National Strategy re: Environmental Racism & Justice. Here's how you can share your views by Dec. 12 to help shape this important initiative: www.wcel.org/blog/share-y... #cdnpoli
The gov is seeking input on its National Strategy re: Environmental Racism & Justice. Here's how you can share your views by Dec. 12 to help shape this important initiative: www.wcel.org/blog/share-y... #cdnpoli
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📢 For the first time in over a decade, Canada has been shamed at #COP30 as the “Fossil of the Day” — the most dishonourable award given during COPs to the countries “who are the best at being the worst and doing the most to do the least.”
Read our press release:
shorturl.at/hSGvm
Read our press release:
shorturl.at/hSGvm
Canada shamed as “Fossil of the Day” at COP30, for the first time in more than a decade - Climate Action Network Canada (CAN-Rac)
Belém, Brazil, 18 November 2025:
Today at COP30, international civil society denounced Canada as Fossil of the Day—the first time since 2014 that Canada has been singled out for this dishonour.
Foss...
shorturl.at
November 18, 2025 at 11:12 PM
📢 For the first time in over a decade, Canada has been shamed at #COP30 as the “Fossil of the Day” — the most dishonourable award given during COPs to the countries “who are the best at being the worst and doing the most to do the least.”
Read our press release:
shorturl.at/hSGvm
Read our press release:
shorturl.at/hSGvm
“Calling projects like Ksi Lisims and #LNG Canada in the ‘national interest’ ignores the harm they are causing to Canadians and the reality that they drive the #ClimateCrisis instead of solving it.” — West Coast Lawyer @singingwithin.bsky.social #cdnpoli
LNG project, mines, hydro dam, power lines among latest major project referrals
TERRACE, B.C. — The federal government announced Thursday the latest list of major building projects to be considered for fast-track approval under legislation passed in June — a list focused entirely...
www.biv.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:01 PM
“Calling projects like Ksi Lisims and #LNG Canada in the ‘national interest’ ignores the harm they are causing to Canadians and the reality that they drive the #ClimateCrisis instead of solving it.” — West Coast Lawyer @singingwithin.bsky.social #cdnpoli
It's wrong headed to call liquified natural gas "nation building" and irresponsible of Canada to double down on such high polluting projects, particularly when they have highly questionable benefits. Our full reaction: www.wcel.org/media-releas... #LNG #cdnpoli
November 14, 2025 at 1:48 AM
It's wrong headed to call liquified natural gas "nation building" and irresponsible of Canada to double down on such high polluting projects, particularly when they have highly questionable benefits. Our full reaction: www.wcel.org/media-releas... #LNG #cdnpoli
West Coast has signed on to the North Coast Protection Declaration. We urge Canada to uphold the tanker ban. Protecting the North Coast is not an item for negotiation—it's national responsibility and a quantifiable investment in Canada’s treasured marine environment and economic prosperity. #bcpoli
North Coast Protection | Coastal First Nations
Get in touch with CFN to learn more about our initiatives, partnerships, and how you can support sustainable development and conservation efforts.
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November 13, 2025 at 6:24 PM
West Coast has signed on to the North Coast Protection Declaration. We urge Canada to uphold the tanker ban. Protecting the North Coast is not an item for negotiation—it's national responsibility and a quantifiable investment in Canada’s treasured marine environment and economic prosperity. #bcpoli
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Big Oil logic: “We’ll stop destroying the planet… right after we finish destroying the planet.” If the feds won’t hold them accountable, our communities can. Make Big Oil pay their fair share.
👉 suebigoil.ca/declaration
👉 suebigoil.ca/declaration
November 7, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Big Oil logic: “We’ll stop destroying the planet… right after we finish destroying the planet.” If the feds won’t hold them accountable, our communities can. Make Big Oil pay their fair share.
👉 suebigoil.ca/declaration
👉 suebigoil.ca/declaration
New blog: Prioritizing and fast-tracking resource development in BC risks undermining and further eroding biodiversity, ecosystem health, and Indigenous rights values that the Province has pledged to protect. Polling suggests that a majority of British Columbians agree 👇 #bcpoli
Why BC must not bypass environmental and human rights commitments to fast-track major projects
As BC rushes to rubber-stamp major projects aimed at boosting the economy, provincial leaders must not forget about the commitments they’ve made to ensure a healthy environment and uphold Indigenous r...
www.wcel.org
November 12, 2025 at 6:13 PM
New blog: Prioritizing and fast-tracking resource development in BC risks undermining and further eroding biodiversity, ecosystem health, and Indigenous rights values that the Province has pledged to protect. Polling suggests that a majority of British Columbians agree 👇 #bcpoli
“The ecological hotspot that the Tsimshian, Haida, and Tlingit peoples have safeguarded for millenia spans the U.S.-Canada border, and they deserve to be consulted about decisions that affect the watershed of the Stikine, Taku, and Unuk Rivers.” #BCMining #IndigenousRights
Southeast Alaska Tribes Deliver 30,000 Letters to BC Officials on Mining
Skeena’s Eskay Creek Mine among BC projects risking downstream waters and fish
earthjustice.org
November 7, 2025 at 9:45 PM
“The ecological hotspot that the Tsimshian, Haida, and Tlingit peoples have safeguarded for millenia spans the U.S.-Canada border, and they deserve to be consulted about decisions that affect the watershed of the Stikine, Taku, and Unuk Rivers.” #BCMining #IndigenousRights
Thank you to Premier Eby and Coastal First Nations for taking a stand to protect the north BC coast against calls to repeal the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act 👏 The north coast is one of the richest and most productive ecosystems on earth – lifting the ban "makes absolutely no sense" #bcpoli #cdnpoli
B.C. premier, First Nations call on feds to continue oil tanker ban along northern coast | CBC News
B.C. Premier David Eby stood with members of numerous First Nations from B.C.’s northern coast on Wednesday to support and sign a declaration that asks Ottawa to continue a moratorium on oil tankers i...
www.cbc.ca
November 5, 2025 at 9:42 PM
This is why we need the Clean Coasts Act. Most #MarineDebris cleanup efforts are initiated by volunteers & non-profits – more needs to be done to hold polluters accountable. "Someone knows where these came from. So, somebody should be held to account for cleaning them up.”—Peter Ross @raincoast.org
Industrial tires filled with Styrofoam wash up on Vancouver Island beach | CBC News
Eleven industrial tires each weighing about four tonnes and filled with Styrofoam have washed up near Campbell River, B.C., prompting concern for wildlife in the area.
www.cbc.ca
November 5, 2025 at 6:36 PM
This is why we need the Clean Coasts Act. Most #MarineDebris cleanup efforts are initiated by volunteers & non-profits – more needs to be done to hold polluters accountable. "Someone knows where these came from. So, somebody should be held to account for cleaning them up.”—Peter Ross @raincoast.org
#Budget2025 is so weak on climate it could expose the federal government to further legal risk. The new "Climate Competitiveness" Strategy offers handouts to polluting industry and walks back climate action.
Our full reaction: www.wcel.org/media-releas... #cdnpoli
Our full reaction: www.wcel.org/media-releas... #cdnpoli
November 5, 2025 at 12:19 AM
#Budget2025 is so weak on climate it could expose the federal government to further legal risk. The new "Climate Competitiveness" Strategy offers handouts to polluting industry and walks back climate action.
Our full reaction: www.wcel.org/media-releas... #cdnpoli
Our full reaction: www.wcel.org/media-releas... #cdnpoli
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With the federal government set to deliver its budget this week, here’s what we’ll be looking for in its climate competitiveness strategy 🔽
climateinstitute.ca/what-to-look...
climateinstitute.ca/what-to-look...
What to look for in Canada’s climate competitiveness strategy
The federal government is set to deliver its budget next week. It is expected to include a climate competitiveness strategy that ...
climateinstitute.ca
November 3, 2025 at 4:27 PM
With the federal government set to deliver its budget this week, here’s what we’ll be looking for in its climate competitiveness strategy 🔽
climateinstitute.ca/what-to-look...
climateinstitute.ca/what-to-look...
Nation-building projects should benefit communities and respect Indigenous rights, not give handouts to Big Oil. This is why we are joining 48 orgs telling PM Mark Carney: No public funds for the Pathways Alliance #CCS project.
Read the letter: bit.ly/4qHUSBg #CarbonCapture #ClimatePolicy #cdnpoli
Read the letter: bit.ly/4qHUSBg #CarbonCapture #ClimatePolicy #cdnpoli
November 3, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Nation-building projects should benefit communities and respect Indigenous rights, not give handouts to Big Oil. This is why we are joining 48 orgs telling PM Mark Carney: No public funds for the Pathways Alliance #CCS project.
Read the letter: bit.ly/4qHUSBg #CarbonCapture #ClimatePolicy #cdnpoli
Read the letter: bit.ly/4qHUSBg #CarbonCapture #ClimatePolicy #cdnpoli
Friends of Falls Creek is hosting a fundraising festival to support the Bonnington & Beasley communities against BC Timber Sales' proposed commercial logging in the watershed. A day of music and gratitude for nature's life-giving source!
⭐ FB event details: www.facebook.com/events/13588...
⭐ FB event details: www.facebook.com/events/13588...
November 3, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Friends of Falls Creek is hosting a fundraising festival to support the Bonnington & Beasley communities against BC Timber Sales' proposed commercial logging in the watershed. A day of music and gratitude for nature's life-giving source!
⭐ FB event details: www.facebook.com/events/13588...
⭐ FB event details: www.facebook.com/events/13588...
MP Patrick Weiler acknowledged the frustration shared by residents and advocates. “Coastal communities have carried the burden of #MarinePollution for far too long. [The Clean Coasts Act] ensures that those who pollute our oceans are finally held accountable.” #MarineDumping
New federal legislation targets marine pollution and derelict vessels
Bill C-244 targets marine dumping and derelict vessels to protect coastal waters
www.coastreporter.net
October 30, 2025 at 4:50 PM
MP Patrick Weiler acknowledged the frustration shared by residents and advocates. “Coastal communities have carried the burden of #MarinePollution for far too long. [The Clean Coasts Act] ensures that those who pollute our oceans are finally held accountable.” #MarineDumping
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“We’re disappointed that a carbon bomb of an LNG project is considered to be in the national interest,” says Anna Johnston, a staff lawyer with @wcelaw.bsky.social. www.nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articl...
What is in the ‘national interest?’
While the Building Canada Act is intended to fast-track projects, it doesn't actually define the broad term driving decisions
www.nationalmagazine.ca
October 29, 2025 at 6:43 PM
“We’re disappointed that a carbon bomb of an LNG project is considered to be in the national interest,” says Anna Johnston, a staff lawyer with @wcelaw.bsky.social. www.nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articl...
Amidst worsening climate, biodiversity & pollution crises, the #GreenBudgetCoalition – including WCEL – has been promoting these comprehensive federal budget recommendations to create major progress addressing these crises. greenbudget.ca
October 29, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Amidst worsening climate, biodiversity & pollution crises, the #GreenBudgetCoalition – including WCEL – has been promoting these comprehensive federal budget recommendations to create major progress addressing these crises. greenbudget.ca
Good news alert: Council of the Haida Nation and Fisheries and Oceans Canada have detailed the formal establishment of two marine refuges — safeguarding ecosystems while supporting food security and cultural continuity for the Haida people.
Canada: marine refuge a milestone for Indigenous-led conservation - Oceanographic
The two marine refuges off Canada's Haida Gwaii will safeguard key habitats for all salmon species, herring, seabirds, and harbour seals.
oceanographicmagazine.com
October 28, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Good news alert: Council of the Haida Nation and Fisheries and Oceans Canada have detailed the formal establishment of two marine refuges — safeguarding ecosystems while supporting food security and cultural continuity for the Haida people.
Every story in BC starts in the wild. This one does too. Follow along at keepitwildbc.ca to see what's stirring. #keepitwildbc
October 28, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Every story in BC starts in the wild. This one does too. Follow along at keepitwildbc.ca to see what's stirring. #keepitwildbc