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CEC receives submission on cross border water pollution in Lake Memphremagog
Montreal, 12 July 2019—On 5 July 2019, the organization Memphremagog Conservation Inc. (the “Submitter”) filed a submission with the CEC Secretariat, asserting that both the United States and Canada are failing to effectively enforce environmental laws with respect to water pollution in Lake Memphremagog, which straddles the US/Canadian border in northern Vermont/southern Quebec. In submission SEM-19-003 (Lake Memphremagog), the Submitter asserts that the two countries...
July 12, 2019
Commission for Environmental Cooperation Bids Farewell to César Rafael Chávez
Montreal, July 11, 2019—Monday, July 15 will mark the last day of Executive Director César Rafael Chávez’s term leading the CEC Secretariat in Montreal, Canada. Chávez joined the CEC in January 2016, after more than 30 years of environmental planning experience in the public, private, social and academic sectors at both the national and international level, including at the Mexican...
July 11, 2019
Richard A. Morgan announced as new Executive Director of the North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC)
Montreal, 5 July 2019—The Council of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) today announced the appointment of Richard A. Morgan as the ninth Executive Director of the CEC Secretariat. Richard A. Morgan is a former Commissioner for the International Joint Commission (IJC). During his time at the helm of the Canadian section of the IJC, he was responsible for overseeing projects...
July 5, 2019
CEC Council Statement – 2019
Twenty-Sixth Regular Session of the CEC Council Montreal, 25 June 2019—For the past twenty-five years, the Governments of Canada, Mexico and the United States, in collaboration with civil society across North America, have worked together through the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) to advance our shared environmental priorities. Created in 1994 by the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (NAAEC),...
June 25, 2019
INVITATION: Join our live webcasts on 24-25 June from the CEC Council Session
Montreal, 20 June 2019—Join an interactive discussion streamed live from the 2019 Commission for Environmental Cooperation Council Session in Mexico City. When: Monday, June 24, beginning at 9:30 a.m. CDT / Tuesday, June 25, beginning at 11 a.m. CDT On June 25, a dialogue with the CEC Council will focus on Circular Economy and Resource Efficiency in North America, with particular focus on reducing...
June 20, 2019
Canada, Mexico and the United States cooperate to reduce marine litter in shared North American watersheds
For World Oceans Day, Do Your Part to Reduce Marine Litter! Montreal, 8 June 2019—To mark the celebration of World Oceans Day, the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) has released three short films highlighting its recent efforts to reduce marine litter in two border watersheds, the Salish Sea (US-Canada) and the Tijuana River (US-Mexico). With funding from the governments of...
June 8, 2019
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