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UPDATE: CEC North American Youth Photo Challenge Expanded to Include Wider Age Group
Montreal, 10 May 2016—The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) has expanded its photo contest for youth across North America to include a wider age group. The CEC North American Youth Photo Challenge is now open to North American youth aged 12 to 26. If you are an amateur photographer, send us a photo that captures the natural beauty of your surroundings, whether...
May 10, 2016
New CEC guide on reducing the environmental impact and cost of construction projects
Guide outlines steps for implementing an integrated design and delivery (IDD) process for green buildings Montreal, 2 May 2016—The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) has a new guide on how to lower the environmental impact and cost of construction projects. Improving Green Building Construction in North America: Guide to Integrated Design and Delivery promotes better green building practices. Buildings in...
May 2, 2016
CEC Council Session on 14–15 June to focus on youth and sustainable communities and ecosystems
Participate at the meeting in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico, in person or via webcast Montreal, 28 April 2016—On 14–15 June 2016, Rafael Pacchiano Alamán, Mexico’s Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources (Semarnat), will host United States Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy and Canada’s Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna, in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, at the 23rd annual Regular...
April 28, 2016
Nine companies join CEC trilateral energy efficiency initiative
Pilot program will help companies cut energy costs and carbon emissions Montreal, 27 April 2016—Nine North American companies have joined a Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) pilot program to accelerate their adoption of international energy performance standards that will help them reduce their energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. 3M, ArcelorMittal, BMW, Cargill, Cummins, Ingersoll Rand, Intertape Polymer Group, New...
April 27, 2016
CEC Secretariat takes action on submissions on enforcement matters
Montreal, 4 March 2016—The Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) has taken action on three Mexican submissions. The Secretariat delivered a draft factual record to the CEC Council on two gas infrastructure facilities in Mexico, requested a response from Mexico on allegations regarding analog TV waste, and determined that a submission on agricultural waste burning in Sonora needs...
March 4, 2016
CEC publishes guidelines on the recycling of spent lead-acid batteries in North America
Report outlines best practices for recycling this potentially hazardous waste Montreal, 17 February 2016—The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) has published a new report providing technical guidelines for the environmentally sound recycling of spent lead-acid batteries (SLABs) in North America. Spent lead-acid batteries from cars and trucks are one of the most recycled products in the world. In fact, recycling...
February 17, 2016
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