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Press Releases from Raincoast Conservation Foundation
Published on 2018.05.24 | by Raincoast | in Conservation update, Press Releases
Conservation groups applaud today’s federal announcement that endangered Southern Resident killer whales face “imminent threats” to their survival and recovery. Prompted by this assessment, the Ministers also announced fisheries closures in key foraging areas …
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Published on 2018.04.05 | by Raincoast | in Press Releases
Media release: Conservation groups are putting the federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister of Fisheries and Oceans on notice as the groups race to secure protection for endangered Southern Resident killer whales…
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Published on 2016.12.21 | by Raincoast | in Press Releases
Ecojustice, Raincoast and Livings Oceans launch lawsuit to protect endangered killer whales from Trans Mountain oil tankers…
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Published on 2016.11.24 | by Raincoast | in Press Releases
The policy of allowing the killing of grizzly bears for sport has no economic, ecological or ethical justification…
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Published on 2016.10.19 | by Raincoast | in Press Releases
Fuel spill in Heiltsuk Territory underscores rhetoric in federal and provincial messaging as environmental damage builds in the Great Bear Rainforest…
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Published on 2016.07.21 | by Raincoast | in Press Releases
Raincoast releases video to encourage public comments on the killer whale action plan.
Public comment period ends August 14th…
Published on 2016.06.30 | by Raincoast | in Press Releases
The court confirmed that the federal government’s consultations with First Nations were insufficient. Ecojustice lawyer Barry Robinson, representing Raincoast and Livings Oceans, said his clients are thrilled that the court has quashed Enbridge’s permits.
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Published on 2016.06.17 | by Raincoast | in Press Releases
Ecojustice lawyers, representing Living Oceans and Raincoast, have filed for a judicial review of the NEB’s report that recommended the federal Cabinet approve the Kinder Morgan pipeline…
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Published on 2016.05.19 | by Raincoast | in Press Releases
The NEB’s approval of Kinder Morgan’s TMX jeopardizes the survival of BC’s endangered southern resident killer whales, increasing the probability that they will ultimately go extinct, asserted Raincoast…
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