November 12, 2015

CCNB cancer study referenced in Reuters exclusive

The international news agency Reuters published an exclusive story on Irving Oil’s struggles to adequately control air pollution coming from its marine terminal in Saint John on November 11, 2015. The article referenced research commissioned by the Conservation Council  in 2009 which showed lung cancer rates in the city were 50 percent higher than in […]

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100 groups call on Trudeau to stop pipeline reviews before Paris climate talks

A broad cross-section of 100 environmental, business and community interests, including the Conservation Council of New Brunswick and many participants in the current National Energy Board (NEB) reviews, are asking Prime Minister Trudeau, before heading to Paris, to keep his promise and stop the costly, broken pipeline reviews, including Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain and TransCanada’s

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Vanishing History: Wild salmon’s knock-out blow

This commentary was written by CCNB Science Advisor Inka Milewski and originally appeared in the Nov. 12, 2015 edition of the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal. It later appeared in the Nov. 24 edition of The Northern Light.  With catch restrictions placed on salmon anglers, thousands of volunteer hours dedicated to river and stream enhancement projects, millions

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City councillors will invite CCNB to discuss environmental survey

A Fredericton city councillor says he will invite the Conservation Council of New Brunswick to share the results of a survey it is conducting on environmental priorities with council. Interns at CCNB have been canvassing in Fredericton since Oct. 14. They’re asking residents a five-minute questionnaire about environmental values and priorities. In an article published in The

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