Gitxaała Nation's legal challenge for
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On Earth Week, we want to highlight the courage and tenacity of youth, elders, Indigenous nations, and community members all over BC and Canada who are speaking up for the environment and their communities, both inside and outside the courts – from Gitxaała Nation’s landmark legal action for mining justice in BC, to communities mobilizing to hold polluters accountable through climate litigation.
Witnessing all the different ways people are stepping up to protect the planet in their own ways inspires us to keep up our work at West Coast. Read on to learn more about some powerful legal efforts to heal nature and pursue justice.
Gitxaała Nation's legal challenge to reform the Mineral Tenure Act could be a game-changer for Indigenous, environmental and human rights in BC.The independent Human Rights Commissioner intervened in the Gitxaala Nation and Ehattesaht First Nation's cases challenging the Province's registration of mineral claims on their territories with no prior consultation. Check out the oral submissions of counsel for the Commissioner. Should environmental offenders like Coastal GasLink be granted injunctions?
BC has a problem with repeat environmental offenders that it doesn't seem able or willing to correct. The optics are even worse when the BC Supreme Court issues injunctions in support of companies that repeatedly break the law – like Coastal GasLink.This blog is our latest in a series looking at companies that violate environmental laws in BC, often with a long history of non-compliance. Party like there’s no tomorrow, so we can have one – Let’s Sue Big Oil
Looking for ways to carry the celebration of Earth Week forward into the rest of the year? Consider hosting a Sue Big Oil House Party!Parties can be a great way to connect with friends and spread awareness about the power of climate litigation. Together we can hold fossil fuel companies accountable and create a more sustainable future for our communities. Paint the coast by numbers
Marine spatial planning is like zoning for the ocean – setting parts of the coast and ocean aside for recreation, research, restoration, and more. It's a key part of the Coastal Marine Strategy being co-designed by First Nations and the BC government, and it will help to address the fragmented coastal and ocean management tools we have today.Learn more about what marine planning means for the coast through this Paint by Numbers explainer. Sapsuckers, salamanders and owls: A community-led effort to protect wetland wildlife from Trans Mountain construction
Read about how our Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund (EDRF) helped a BC resident work to
protect local waterways and wetlands
– home to many wildlife species like birds, squirrels, and salamanders – from harm caused by Trans Mountain construction.Through the EDRF, West Coast is fortunate to work with environmental defenders from all over BC, to tackle challenges big and small – from saving local wetlands, to prosecuting polluters and advocating for strong laws to safeguard nature. Hiring: Summer Community Outreach Coordinator
Join the West Coast team as our Community Outreach Coordinator! We’re seeking a student (or youth under 30) to support our outreach and engagement activities this summer.Bring your passion and creative ideas for engaging community members around climate action and environmental justice. Apply by May 5.
This Earth Week: get inspired, take action, and invest in our planet with West Coast Environmental Law. Your donation today will help us transform the environmental legal landscape and protect the planet for generations to come.