Canada has a chance to lead on the world stage with an improved Nature Accountability Act
Canada contains some of the most globally significant ecosystems; our country is home to 80,000 species, 300 of which occur…
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Terminal 2 Backgrounder: Impacts on Southern Resident killer whales
The Port of Vancouver is proposing to double the size of its Deltaport shipping terminal at Roberts Bank next to…
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Upcoming online panel discussion Spirits of the Coast
On Wednesday July 22nd at 6pm, join us for an online panel discussion bringing together contributors from the book, Spirits…
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Trans Mountain Expansion project background
Ecojustice, Raincoast Conservation Foundation and Living Oceans Society have worked through the courts to protect Southern Resident killer whales from…
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Interview: Why our latest court challenge to the re-approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline is critical for the Salish Sea
The Southern Resident killer whales are a small declining population. The increase in tanker traffic associated with the Trans Mountain…
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Approval of Trans Mountain expansion puts Fraser River salmon and Salish Sea estuaries at risk
The Fraser River in British Columbia remains one of the world’s most productive salmon rivers. Equally significant is the Fraser…
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We’re headed back to court for killer whales
Today we are returning to court with partners Ecojustice and Living Oceans Society to challenge the federal government’s re-approval of…
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Backgrounder: Trans Mountain approval wrong choice for endangered killer whales and climate
The federal government’s decision to approve the Trans Mountain pipeline project is the wrong choice for endangered killer whales and…
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NEB recommends Trans Mountain proceed despite “significant adverse effects” to Southern Residents
The National Energy Board (NEB) has recommended that the Trans Mountain expansion project should proceed despite the “significant adverse effects”…
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The National Energy Board and killer whales, on As It Happens
While we are glad that the NEB recognizes that the project will have significant adverse effects on Southern Resident killer…
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No mitigation measures can protect Southern Resident killer whales from the noise of Trans Mountain’s tanker traffic
Today’s recommendation to approve the Trans Mountain expansion by the National Energy Board (NEB) disregards the consequences of oil tankers…
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Raincoast’s new evidence on Southern Resident killer whales for the National Energy Board’s reconsideration of the Trans Mountain Expansion
The National Energy Board is now preparing its recommendations to cabinet on the Trans Mountain Expansion. When we won our…
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Still no threat reduction measures for endangered killer whales
Yesterday, the federal government announced that it is instructing the National Energy Board to conduct a review of project-related marine…
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We’ve won our legal challenge and have stopped Trans Mountain
Today we can all celebrate a significant win in our efforts to protect the Salish Sea, Fraser River salmon, and…
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Wild Salmon, Pipelines and the Trans Mountain Expansion
As the endangered Southern Resident killer whale population continues to struggle from the combined forces of noise, pollution and food…
