One of the biggest nature protection announcement in New Brunswick’s history received widespread media coverage as Conservation Council and allies applaud move, push for even more forest protection and reform.
“Nature Is Our Best Neighbour” Read More »
Environmental groups love celebrating nature protection. So last week was a great one for our Executive Director, Lois Corbett, and our N.B. allies in conservation.
CCNB Media Round-up: Protecting Nature, One Step Closer to Ecological Forestry Read More »
The U.S. Supreme Court has refused two bids brought by Bayer to appeal previous decisions that its glyphosate products like Roundup cause cancer.
Three Strikes You’re Out! For Bayer Read More »
A California appeals court has ordered the US Environmental Protection Agency to review glyphosate, saying its 2019 re-authorization did not adequately consider the human health and ecological risks associated with the herbicide’s use.
Back To The Drawing Board For Glyphosate: American Court Read More »
It’s a victory that’s been a long time coming—Canada is banning some of the most common plastic waste littering our streets, beaches, forests, rivers and oceans.
Just when we think that our province’s drinking water is safe from fracking, a single ‘frivolous’ comment by Premier Higgs forces our Executive Director to fire back. Read our team members’ analysis and commentary on the latest environmental news in N.B.
New research published today shows New Brunswick forestry companies’ decades-long practice of clearcutting natural forest and replacing it with massive softwood plantations is driving significant declines in the province’s bird populations.
Canada’s Federal Court of Appeal tells Health Canada it must review its 2017 decision to renew the use of glyphosate and gave strongly worded direction on how to conduct a proper review.
Court Orders Canada’s Glyphosate Review Back To The Drawing Board Read More »
Our EcoNews newsletter for July, covering the provincial government’s new electric vehicle incentive, an ill-advised proposal to burn coal into the 2040s at Belledune, and a wrap of up standing committee on spraying coverage.
EcoNews — Electric Vehicle Incentive Comes to New Brunswick Read More »
The New Brunswick Standing Committee hearings on glyphosate use in our forest was covered widely by journalists.
Media roundup: Coverage of Standing Committee hearings on glyphosate use in our woods Read More »
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