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Join the discussion on the CEC's priorities for 2010 and beyond
The CEC's public advisory committee invites you to join an online discussion with experts from Canada, Mexico and the United States to help define the environmental priorities the CEC will address in the next five years.
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Join the discussion on the CEC's priorities for 2010 and beyond
The CEC's 15 public advisory committee members will host a discussion with the public and invited experts on environmental priorities that the CEC should consider during the next five years. The event will be webcast live on 1 December and will include a virtual discussion forum.
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CEC Council Session concludes with signing of the Ministerial Statement
 From left to right: US Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, Canadian Environment Minister Jim Prentice and Mexican Secretary for Environment and Natural Resources, Juan Elvira Quesada. Photographer: Eric Vance / EPAThe 16th Regular Session of the CEC Council, which convened on 24 June 2009, concluded yesterday, after consultation meetings with JPAC and the public, with the signing of a ministerial statement by the environmental ministers of the three countries. In it, the ministers took note of the progress made since the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (NAAEC) came into effect 15 years ago, reaffirmed the commitment to tackle trilateral environmental priorities, and agreed on a new policy direction for the CEC focused on the shared environmental challenges of today.
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Trinational report presents most complete picture of North American industrial pollution
Taking Stock report shows that 90 percent of the 5.5 billion kilograms of toxic pollutant releases and transfers reported in North America in 2005 can be traced to about 30 substances from 15 industrial sectors across the United States, Canada and Mexico.
This year, an expanded Taking Stock Online website allows users to explore pollutant data for North America with customized reports by pollutant, facility, sector or geographic region and allows interactive mapping of search results.
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Sustainable Freight Transportation
 A new study from the CEC Secretariat will evaluate opportunities to improve the environmental performance of freight transportation in North America.
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North American Environmental Atlas
An online information tool from the CEC provides a suite of materials to visualize significant North American environmental issues at a continental scale.
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19 Nov 2009: Quebec Mining
The thirty-day term expired without the Secretariat receiving a submission that conformed to Article 14(1). Under guidelines 6.2 and 6.3, the process was therefore terminated.
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2 Nov 2009: Wetlands in Manzanillo
The Secretariat received a revised submission and began to analyze it.
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20 Oct 2009: Quebec Mining
The Secretariat notified the submitter(s) that the submission did not meet all of the Article 14(1) criteria and the submitter(s) had 30 days to provide the Secretariat with a revised submission that conforms with Article 14(1).
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At the North America Works conference in Kansas City, Missouri, on 5 November, participants discussed greening North America's trade corridors and ways to make its freight transportation system more environmentally sustainable. The CEC Secretariat has begun gathering information for a new study on freight transportation.
