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Members of the CEC Council Authorize the Development of a Factual Record Regarding the North Atlantic Right Whale Submission

January 22, 2025 SEM

Tiohtià:ke (Montreal), 22 January 2025—The members of the Council of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC), in Council Resolution 25-01 unanimously decided to instruct the CEC Secretariat to develop a factual record regarding submission SEM-21-003 (North Atlantic right whale). The submission asserts that the United States is failing to effectively enforce the Endangered Species Act, Marine Mammal Protection Act, and National Environmental Policy Act and associated regulations to protect the North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) from vessel strikes and fishing gear entanglement.

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Flagship report and interactive infographic provide analysis of over 5 billion kilograms of reported pollutant releases and transfers...

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Public Meeting of the North American PRTR Project
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REGISTER TODAY: Join the public meeting of the North American PRTR Project

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June 16, 2016 Pollutants

CEC releases updated industrial pollution data via its Taking Stock Online tool

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October 1, 2014 PRTR

The Commission for Environmental Cooperation releases its first-ever, multi-year examination of reported industrial pollution in North America

The latest edition of the Taking Stock report details pollutant releases and transfers across the region from 2005 through 2010, with...

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September 29, 2014 Pollutants

Registration now open for the Public Meeting of the CEC’s North American Pollutant Release and Transfer Register Project

Taking stock of pollutant reporting and sustainability progress in North America: A focus on the automotive manufacturing sector...

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August 21, 2014 Enforcement

Save the Date: 11–12 November 2014 public meeting in Mexico City of the CEC’s North American Pollutant Release and Transfer Register Project

Taking stock of pollutant reporting and sustainability progress in North America: A focus on the automotive manufacturing sector...

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March 12, 2012 PRTR

Latest North American data help track industrial pollution, support sustainability efforts

Updated, integrated North American database details a reported 4.9 billion kilograms of pollutants, including cross-border transfers. Multi-year database...

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Latest report on North American industrial pollution reveals impacts on our shared water environment

Over 228 million kilograms of direct pollutant releases to surface waters were reported by industrial facilities in North...

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