News from the Network


Groups Applaud City’s Move to Re-activate Environmental Advisory Committee

Photo: Flickr.com/.JohnW

The Newfoundland and Labrador Environment Network (NLEN) and Northeast Avalon Atlantic Coastal Action Program (NAACAP) applaud recent news that St. John’s City Council [Continue...]

Whales in Menapause; Kids in Despair: Moving Beyond Environmental Gloom & Doom Towards Hope, Happiness, & Resiliency

Photo: flickr.com/Jim Nix/Nomadic Pursuits)

Corner Brook will host a talk by Dr. Elin Kelsey, an internationally acclaimed award winning author, consultant, academic, and a leading spokesperson for hope, resilience, and the environment. [Continue...]

Environmental groups launch court challenge over Lower Churchill Generation Project

Photo: flickr.com/Paysan

Grand Riverkeeper Labrador Inc. and Sierra Club Canada — represented by Ecojustice lawyers —filed a judicial review application with the Federal Court in December. [Continue...]

Coalition Criticizes Minister Oliver’s ‘Waffling’ on Independent Safety Regulators for Canada’s Offshore

Photo: Wikimedia Commons/IceSpecialist

A Coalition of fishermen, First Nations, environmentalists and coastal landowners are rallying against Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver’s recent ‘waffling’ on the need for a separate, independent safety regulator for NL’s offshore petroleum industry. [Continue...]