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CEC Secretariat provides Council with draft factual record regarding the Lake Chapala II submission
Montreal, 29 May 2012—Yesterday, the Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) submitted the draft factual record for submission SEM-03-003 (Lake Chapala II) to the CEC’s Council of federal environment ministers. The Lake Chapala II submission was filed by the Instituto de Derecho Ambiental, Fundación Lerma-Chapala-Santiago-Pacífico, Sociedad Amigos del Lago de Chapala, Comité Pro-Defensa de Arcediano, Amigos de la Barranca, Ciudadanos por el Medio Ambiente, Amcresp,...
May 29, 2012
The CEC Council is seeking a new Executive Director for the CEC Secretariat
Montreal, 25 May 2012—The CEC Council is seeking a new Executive Director for the CEC Secretariat, as the current Executive Director’s term expires this summer. Since the position rotates among nationals of the three countries, the next executive director must be a United States citizen, so interested U.S. citizens are invited to peruse the notice of employment and register their interest at the...
May 25, 2012
Reminder: May 17 deadline for written comments on proposed changes to Citizen Submissions on Enforcement Matters Guidelines
Montreal, 15 May 2012—The Commission for Environmental Cooperation's Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC) wants to hear from you about proposed changes to the CEC's Guidelines for Submissions on Enforcement Matters (SEM) under Articles 14 and 15 of the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (NAAEC). NAAEC Articles 14 and 15 include procedures allowing private parties to make submissions to the CEC Secretariat asserting...
May 15, 2012
Request for Comments on CEC Secretariat Independent Report on the Transboundary Movement and Recycling of Spent Lead-acid Batteries
Montreal, 11 May 2012—On 8 February 2012, the Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) announced that it had begun an independent examination into the environmental hazards and public health issues associated with the transboundary movement and recycling of spent lead-acid batteries(SLABs) in North America. To enhance the quality of this study and public report, and the transparency of our...
May 11, 2012
North America’s communities, environment focus of New Orleans Council session
Public forum and dialog with environment ministers on improving environmental health of communities and ecosystems—join the discussion July 10–11 Montreal, 7 May 2012—New Orleans, home to jazz and Mardi Gras but also the locale of major environmental disasters Hurricane Katrina and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, will host this year’s Council meeting of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC). It’s a fitting...
May 7, 2012
Keynote speaker, other presenters confirmed for CEC Chemicals Management Forum
Register now for this free public forum in San Antonio, Texas, 15-16 May: www.cec.org/chemicals2012 Montreal, 30 April 2012—Jim Jones, US Environmental Protection Agency's Acting Assistant Administrator for the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, will kick off the Commission for Environmental Cooperation's upcoming Chemicals Management Forum in San Antonio, Texas. Other presenters will include Mauricio Limón Aguirre, Undersecretary of Management...
April 30, 2012
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