Glyphosate report fails to deliver significant forest management changes citizens, scientists, conservation groups and Indigenous communities called for at public hearings

The Conservation Council of New Brunswick says the new report on glyphosate use in New Brunswick missed a key opportunity to deliver on the majority of citizens’ demands for an end to spraying on the Crown forest.

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Making Polluters Pay For Household Waste Critical Part Of New Regulation

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.

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It’s time to get serious on phasing out coal: Conservation Council lays out international opportunity ahead of COP-26

Lois Corbett, Executive Director of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, issued the following statement with respect to New Brunswick’s proposed equivalency agreement that would extend the operating life of the Belledune coal-fired power plant to 2040. She is available for interviews.

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Corbett calls for province-wide legislation to better protect all rivers, lakes, bays and coasts in wake of increasing development and climate change pressures

A healthy watershed means healthy swimming. It means healthy coasts and beaches, and healthy New Brunswickers and visitors enjoying our beautiful waters.

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