Lois Corbett – CCNB

Back To The Drawing Board For Glyphosate: American Court

Lois Corbett — Thu, 23 Jun 2022 14:41:19 +0000

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.

No Evidence Fracking Can Be Done Safely: Physicians For Social Responsibility

Lois Corbett — Thu, 12 May 2022 14:11:20 +0000

The eighth edition of the Compendium of Scientific, Medical, and Media Findings Demonstrating Risks and Harms of Fracking, released on April 28, 2022, provides an up-to-date assessment of the state of the fracking industry and its health and environmental impacts. The report’s authors compiled findings from articles in peer-reviewed medical or scientific journals…

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Wolastoq/St. John River Named Federal Priority In Budget 2022

Lois Corbett — Mon, 11 Apr 2022 13:02:00 +0000

The April 7 Federal Budget weighed in at about two pounds and had some good news for freshwater protection in New Brunswick.Budget 2022 proposes $19.6-million to support the Freshwater Action Plan and clean-up efforts in the Great Lakes, the St. Lawrence River, Lake Winnipeg, Lake of the Woods, the Fraser River, the Wolastoq/St. John River, the Mackenzie River, and Lake Simcoe.

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New Species Given At-Risk Status First In 10 Years

Lois Corbett — Thu, 17 Feb 2022 17:48:49 +0000

Regulations under N.B.’s Species at Risk Act are as rare as some of the endangered birds, plants, insects and animals the legislation is designed to protect.But there’s been a recent sighting.The Department of Natural Resources has posted draft regulations listing the transverse lady beetle and the bank swallow. These are the first updates since the legislation came into effect in 2013.

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Court Orders Canada’s Glyphosate Review Back To The Drawing Board

Lois Corbett — Thu, 10 Feb 2022 18:24:00 +0000

Early in February, the Federal Court of Appeal sent Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency back to the drawing board, saying it must review its 2017 decision to renew the use of glyphosate and gave the department strongly worded direction on how to conduct a proper review to avoid “the endless merry-go-round” of court applications. The federal lawsuit was brought by Safe Food Matters…

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Making Polluters Pay For Household Waste Critical Part Of New Regulation

Lois Corbett — Wed, 27 Oct 2021 16:41:00 +0000

The provincial government has amended the Designated Materials Regulation filed under the Clean Environment Act that will force companies who make packaging and paper products responsible to manage and fundthe recycling programs for those products.About 40 per cent of NB’s household waste stream is made up of packaging and paper products like cereal boxes and detergent boxes, plastic containers…

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Lessons for N.B. government in Biden’s focus on climate, nature protection

Lois Corbett — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 13:33:00 +0000

Our provincial government would be wise to read up on the President’s climate ambition and nature protection agenda as well as his emphasis on job creation, like setting up a new Civilian Climate Corps Initiative.

It’s time to protect our watersheds

Lois Corbett — Wed, 05 Apr 2017 14:46:29 +0000

New Brunswick is rich in beautiful lakes, rivers and streams. Whether it’s our 5,000 kilometres of ocean coast, our 60,000 kilometres of major rivers and lovely streams, or our 2,500 lakes, we know them all, love them all, and argue which part of our wet province is our favourite. Citizens from all walks of life and in all communities in the province highly value this beautiful, natural heritage.

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The facts on regulatory reform under Trump

Lois Corbett — Mon, 27 Mar 2017 12:00:14 +0000

Just as I was watching the news about how President Trump’s plan to repeal health care got derailed by Congress, (hehe) a great new resource popped into my mailbox. Published by the American Environmental Law Institute, the paper, called Regulatory Reform in the Trump Era lays out, matter of factly, everything you need to know to dispute rumours, outright lies and calculated mistruths designed…

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Conservation Council Federal Budget 2017 Highlights

Lois Corbett — Thu, 23 Mar 2017 22:24:01 +0000

Wednesday’s budget allocated federal financing that could help the New Brunswick residents, farmers, businesses and entrepreneurs contribute to job creation and building a clean economy. Below are some highlights that caught our attention: Investments to support Canada’s transition to a clean economy will flow through three distinct streams: Budget 2017 proposes to provide…

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