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CEC launches a novel trilateral energy efficiency initiative

Companies across North America are invited to apply for our Energy Management Pilot Program! Montreal, 3 November 2015—The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) is spearheading an innovative pilot program to help North American companies reduce their energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. In partnership with Natural Resources Canada, Mexico’s Comisión Nacional para el Uso Eficiente de la Energía, and the US...

November 3, 2015

Octaviana Trujillo named to Commission for Environmental Cooperation’s advisory committee

Montreal, 30 September 2015—Octaviana V. Trujillo (Yaqui), Ph.D., has been appointed as a US member of the Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC) of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation, a trilateral organization that supports cooperation between Canada, Mexico and the United States to address North American environmental issues. Dr. Trujillo is founding chair and professor of the department of Applied Indigenous...

September 30, 2015

Enthusiastic response to CEC’s call for proposals under its NAPECA grant program

Montreal, 9 September 2015—The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) has received more than 500 innovative proposals for funding under its C$1.3 million North American Partnership for Environmental Community Action (NAPECA) grant program. The proposals for tackling local environmental challenges range from ideas on how to reduce the health risks from exposure to toxic substances, to topics such as species and...

September 9, 2015

CEC Secretariat welcomes new Council member Rafael Pacchiano Alamán

Montreal, 4 September 2015— The Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) welcomes as a new member of the CEC Council Rafael Pacchiano Alamán, who was recently appointed Mexico’s Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources. Secretary Pacchiano joins the other two current members of the Council: Leona Aglukkaq, Canada’s Minister of the Environment, and Gina McCarthy, Administrator of the US Environmental...

September 4, 2015

CEC receives a submission on management of analog television set waste in Mexico

Montreal, 25 August 2015—On 24 August 2015, the Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) received a submission asserting that Mexico is failing to effectively enforce its environmental laws in relation to the management and disposal of discarded television sets, following the country’s shift from analog to digital TV signals. Submission SEM-15-002 (Management of Analog TV Waste) was filed by several individuals...

August 25, 2015

LAST CHANCE TO APPLY: $1.3 million grant program for environmental community projects

Submit your application online today for NAPECA grants! Montreal, 20 August 2015—Across North America, countless active community groups are tackling environmental challenges close to home. The Council of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) is calling on local hands-on organizations to apply for a new C$1,325,000 grant program endorsed by the CEC Council at its 22nd annual Regular Session on...

August 20, 2015