East Coast Environmental Law
@ecelaw.bsky.social
A regional charity working for a future in which laws and legal systems protect ecological health and promote environmental and climate justice throughout Atlantic Canada
https://www.ecelaw.ca/
https://www.ecelaw.ca/
We are seeking a Research and Communications Officer to join our team for a fixed term in 2026. Check out the job posting on our website for full details: www.ecelaw.ca/job-postings
January 26, 2026 at 5:58 PM
We are seeking a Research and Communications Officer to join our team for a fixed term in 2026. Check out the job posting on our website for full details: www.ecelaw.ca/job-postings
Join us this afternoon at 3PM AST for the first in a webinar series with the Canadian Environmental Network (RCEN) "What’s Going on with Federal IA? Public Engagement in Nation-Building Times"
Registration: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Registration: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
January 15, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Join us this afternoon at 3PM AST for the first in a webinar series with the Canadian Environmental Network (RCEN) "What’s Going on with Federal IA? Public Engagement in Nation-Building Times"
Registration: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Registration: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Next Thursday, we're participating in the first webinar in a series with the Canadian Environmental Network. Join us January 15 as we discuss "What's going on with Federal IA? Public Engagement in Nation-Building Times."
More information and registration here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
More information and registration here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
January 9, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Next Thursday, we're participating in the first webinar in a series with the Canadian Environmental Network. Join us January 15 as we discuss "What's going on with Federal IA? Public Engagement in Nation-Building Times."
More information and registration here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
More information and registration here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Today, An Act Respecting the Right to a Healthy Environment was tabled in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick and passed First Reading. Your voice can help make this right a reality in New Brunswick!
You can sign a letter prepared by @nblung.bsky.social here: nblung.ca/adv.../the-r...
You can sign a letter prepared by @nblung.bsky.social here: nblung.ca/adv.../the-r...
December 12, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Today, An Act Respecting the Right to a Healthy Environment was tabled in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick and passed First Reading. Your voice can help make this right a reality in New Brunswick!
You can sign a letter prepared by @nblung.bsky.social here: nblung.ca/adv.../the-r...
You can sign a letter prepared by @nblung.bsky.social here: nblung.ca/adv.../the-r...
Your donation this Giving Tuesday will help us provide more communities with the tools and resources they need to protect wetlands; your support will also strengthen our capacity to advocate for stronger environmental laws and policies. Click the link to give today!
www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/141345
www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/141345
December 2, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Your donation this Giving Tuesday will help us provide more communities with the tools and resources they need to protect wetlands; your support will also strengthen our capacity to advocate for stronger environmental laws and policies. Click the link to give today!
www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/141345
www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/141345
The Government of New Brunswick is reviewing its Clean Water Act. Visit the government website at www.gnb.ca/en/gov/engag... to learn more and provide your feedback on the review.
November 20, 2025 at 3:44 PM
The Government of New Brunswick is reviewing its Clean Water Act. Visit the government website at www.gnb.ca/en/gov/engag... to learn more and provide your feedback on the review.
Webinar alert! Learn more about how the CNSOER Call for Information will shape the future of offshore wind regulation in NS. Join us Tues, Dec 2 from 7:00-8:30 PM AST to learn how you can get involved during this public engagement process. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#novascotia #offshorewind
#novascotia #offshorewind
November 19, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Webinar alert! Learn more about how the CNSOER Call for Information will shape the future of offshore wind regulation in NS. Join us Tues, Dec 2 from 7:00-8:30 PM AST to learn how you can get involved during this public engagement process. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#novascotia #offshorewind
#novascotia #offshorewind
The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Energy Regulator (CNSOER) has launched a Call for Information on offshore wind. Open until January 13, 2026 - public feedback invited on Wind Energy Areas, bid criteria and draft license terms.
Visit: cnsoer.ca/renewable-en...
#offshorewind #novascotia
Visit: cnsoer.ca/renewable-en...
#offshorewind #novascotia
October 17, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Energy Regulator (CNSOER) has launched a Call for Information on offshore wind. Open until January 13, 2026 - public feedback invited on Wind Energy Areas, bid criteria and draft license terms.
Visit: cnsoer.ca/renewable-en...
#offshorewind #novascotia
Visit: cnsoer.ca/renewable-en...
#offshorewind #novascotia
ECEL has teamed up with the Ecology Action Centre and the Sierra Club Canada Foundation to form the Atlantic Offshore Wind Coalition. In a recent Op-Ed, ECEL Executive Director Lisa Mitchell speaks to the role offshore wind can play in the renewable energy transition:
www.ecelaw.ca/resources-li...
www.ecelaw.ca/resources-li...
October 8, 2025 at 12:36 PM
ECEL has teamed up with the Ecology Action Centre and the Sierra Club Canada Foundation to form the Atlantic Offshore Wind Coalition. In a recent Op-Ed, ECEL Executive Director Lisa Mitchell speaks to the role offshore wind can play in the renewable energy transition:
www.ecelaw.ca/resources-li...
www.ecelaw.ca/resources-li...
Join us in Charlottetown on October 23 for a free public workshop. We want to hear from you about the direction of a future Prince Edward Island public beach access policy or legislation! Visit our eventbrite page for full details and to register:
www.eventbrite.ca/e/coastal-ac...
www.eventbrite.ca/e/coastal-ac...
September 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Join us in Charlottetown on October 23 for a free public workshop. We want to hear from you about the direction of a future Prince Edward Island public beach access policy or legislation! Visit our eventbrite page for full details and to register:
www.eventbrite.ca/e/coastal-ac...
www.eventbrite.ca/e/coastal-ac...
Today we're participating in a hearing before the Nova Scotia Energy Board to advocate in the interests of sustainable development and sustainable prosperity! We're honoured to be part of the conversation! Search "M12282" on the Board's website: nserbt.ca/nseb
September 22, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Today we're participating in a hearing before the Nova Scotia Energy Board to advocate in the interests of sustainable development and sustainable prosperity! We're honoured to be part of the conversation! Search "M12282" on the Board's website: nserbt.ca/nseb
The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick’s Standing Committee on Law Amendments meets this week to hear from expert witnesses in a review of Bill 19. Staff lawyer Richelle Martin will be appearing at 11:00 AM on September 18th. Watch here:
legnb.ca/en/committee...
legnb.ca/en/committee...
September 18, 2025 at 10:32 AM
The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick’s Standing Committee on Law Amendments meets this week to hear from expert witnesses in a review of Bill 19. Staff lawyer Richelle Martin will be appearing at 11:00 AM on September 18th. Watch here:
legnb.ca/en/committee...
legnb.ca/en/committee...
You can read our brief to the NB Standing Committee on Climate Change and Environmental Stewardship here: www.ecelaw.ca/resources-li...
Watch the webcast here: www.legnb.ca/en/committee...
Participate in the public review process of the Clean Air Act here: www.gnb.ca/en/gov/engag...
Watch the webcast here: www.legnb.ca/en/committee...
Participate in the public review process of the Clean Air Act here: www.gnb.ca/en/gov/engag...
September 10, 2025 at 12:40 PM
You can read our brief to the NB Standing Committee on Climate Change and Environmental Stewardship here: www.ecelaw.ca/resources-li...
Watch the webcast here: www.legnb.ca/en/committee...
Participate in the public review process of the Clean Air Act here: www.gnb.ca/en/gov/engag...
Watch the webcast here: www.legnb.ca/en/committee...
Participate in the public review process of the Clean Air Act here: www.gnb.ca/en/gov/engag...
We're looking forward to delivering two environmental law workshops this September in NL! Follow the links below to be taken to our Eventbrite registration pages:
www.eventbrite.ca/e/free-envir...
www.eventbrite.ca/e/free-envir...
www.eventbrite.ca/e/free-envir...
www.eventbrite.ca/e/free-envir...
August 18, 2025 at 12:21 PM
We're looking forward to delivering two environmental law workshops this September in NL! Follow the links below to be taken to our Eventbrite registration pages:
www.eventbrite.ca/e/free-envir...
www.eventbrite.ca/e/free-envir...
www.eventbrite.ca/e/free-envir...
www.eventbrite.ca/e/free-envir...
On August 13th, join us for a free lunch-and-learn webinar in celebration of Wetlands Appreciation Week! This webinar will explore how landowners can protect wetlands and wildlife through legal tools, conservation options, and hands on citizen science! nsenvironmentalnetwork.com/events-webinars
August 8, 2025 at 12:40 PM
On August 13th, join us for a free lunch-and-learn webinar in celebration of Wetlands Appreciation Week! This webinar will explore how landowners can protect wetlands and wildlife through legal tools, conservation options, and hands on citizen science! nsenvironmentalnetwork.com/events-webinars
On May 29th, Members of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly moved Bill 19, An Act Respecting the Right to a Healthy Environment, to the Law Amendments Committee for further study and public consultation. See our latest newsletter at www.ecelaw.ca/newsletter for more environmental rights updates.
June 27, 2025 at 2:39 PM
On May 29th, Members of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly moved Bill 19, An Act Respecting the Right to a Healthy Environment, to the Law Amendments Committee for further study and public consultation. See our latest newsletter at www.ecelaw.ca/newsletter for more environmental rights updates.
East Coast Environmental Law has an opening for a Legal Research Assistant through the Canada Summer Jobs Program. Please visit www.ecelaw.ca/job-postings to review the requirements and application details.
June 24, 2025 at 5:02 PM
East Coast Environmental Law has an opening for a Legal Research Assistant through the Canada Summer Jobs Program. Please visit www.ecelaw.ca/job-postings to review the requirements and application details.
The Federal Court has issued its decision in our case that challenged a concerning new approach to critical habitat identification for the endangered Piping Plover! Thanks to @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social and @naturens.bsky.social for their leadership on this case!
ecojustice.ca/news/environ...
ecojustice.ca/news/environ...
June 5, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The Federal Court has issued its decision in our case that challenged a concerning new approach to critical habitat identification for the endangered Piping Plover! Thanks to @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social and @naturens.bsky.social for their leadership on this case!
ecojustice.ca/news/environ...
ecojustice.ca/news/environ...
On May 29th, NB’s Bill 19—An Act Respecting the Right to a Healthy Environment— heads to 2nd reading and debate. It affirms present and future generations of New Brunswickers have a right to a healthy environment. We call on MLAs to support the Bill and advance it to committee for review.
May 22, 2025 at 7:08 PM
On May 29th, NB’s Bill 19—An Act Respecting the Right to a Healthy Environment— heads to 2nd reading and debate. It affirms present and future generations of New Brunswickers have a right to a healthy environment. We call on MLAs to support the Bill and advance it to committee for review.
Friday, May 16th is Endangered Species Day.
Join us on May 20th and 21st at 9:30am at the Law Courts in Halifax, at 1815 Upper Water St., as Ecojustice represents ECEL and Nature Nova Scotia to fight for stronger protection for the critical habitat of the endangered Piping Plover.
Join us on May 20th and 21st at 9:30am at the Law Courts in Halifax, at 1815 Upper Water St., as Ecojustice represents ECEL and Nature Nova Scotia to fight for stronger protection for the critical habitat of the endangered Piping Plover.
May 16, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Friday, May 16th is Endangered Species Day.
Join us on May 20th and 21st at 9:30am at the Law Courts in Halifax, at 1815 Upper Water St., as Ecojustice represents ECEL and Nature Nova Scotia to fight for stronger protection for the critical habitat of the endangered Piping Plover.
Join us on May 20th and 21st at 9:30am at the Law Courts in Halifax, at 1815 Upper Water St., as Ecojustice represents ECEL and Nature Nova Scotia to fight for stronger protection for the critical habitat of the endangered Piping Plover.
Coming up on May 28th, East Coast Environmental Law is hosting our first in-person workshop of the year!
Join us in Moncton to learn about the law and policy of herbicide spraying on Crown lands in New Brunswick. Follow the link below to register for the workshop:
www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-law-an...
Join us in Moncton to learn about the law and policy of herbicide spraying on Crown lands in New Brunswick. Follow the link below to register for the workshop:
www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-law-an...
April 28, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Coming up on May 28th, East Coast Environmental Law is hosting our first in-person workshop of the year!
Join us in Moncton to learn about the law and policy of herbicide spraying on Crown lands in New Brunswick. Follow the link below to register for the workshop:
www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-law-an...
Join us in Moncton to learn about the law and policy of herbicide spraying on Crown lands in New Brunswick. Follow the link below to register for the workshop:
www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-law-an...
Do you need information about an environmental law issue in Atlantic Canada? Our free online Environmental Law Inquiry Service is designed to provide general legal information to:
👥 members of the public
👥 community groups
👥 non-governmental organizations.
www.ecelaw.ca/law-inquiry-...
👥 members of the public
👥 community groups
👥 non-governmental organizations.
www.ecelaw.ca/law-inquiry-...
April 15, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Do you need information about an environmental law issue in Atlantic Canada? Our free online Environmental Law Inquiry Service is designed to provide general legal information to:
👥 members of the public
👥 community groups
👥 non-governmental organizations.
www.ecelaw.ca/law-inquiry-...
👥 members of the public
👥 community groups
👥 non-governmental organizations.
www.ecelaw.ca/law-inquiry-...
The East Coast Environmental Law website includes an online Resource Library where you’ll find written and audio resources on many environmental law topics.
www.ecelaw.ca/resource-lib...
These free resources are designed to make environmental law information more accessible to the public.
www.ecelaw.ca/resource-lib...
These free resources are designed to make environmental law information more accessible to the public.
April 15, 2025 at 2:05 PM
The East Coast Environmental Law website includes an online Resource Library where you’ll find written and audio resources on many environmental law topics.
www.ecelaw.ca/resource-lib...
These free resources are designed to make environmental law information more accessible to the public.
www.ecelaw.ca/resource-lib...
These free resources are designed to make environmental law information more accessible to the public.
East Coast Environmental Law has joined BlueSky! We’re a regional charity that provides public-interest environmental law services throughout Atlantic Canada. The pillars of our work are:
📚 public legal education
🗨️ law reform advocacy
👥 community support.
Follow us to learn more!
📚 public legal education
🗨️ law reform advocacy
👥 community support.
Follow us to learn more!
April 15, 2025 at 1:59 PM
East Coast Environmental Law has joined BlueSky! We’re a regional charity that provides public-interest environmental law services throughout Atlantic Canada. The pillars of our work are:
📚 public legal education
🗨️ law reform advocacy
👥 community support.
Follow us to learn more!
📚 public legal education
🗨️ law reform advocacy
👥 community support.
Follow us to learn more!