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CEC examines air pollution from North America’s 3,000 fossil-fuel power plants
Montreal, 7 December 2011—North America’s 3,000 fossil fuel-burning power plants continue to produce two-thirds of the region’s electricity and, at the same time, generate the majority of certain harmful air pollutants and emit more greenhouse gases than any other industrial sector. North American Power Plant Air Emissions, a new report and database released today by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC),...
December 7, 2011
CEC receives a second submission on the Sumidero Canyon
Montreal, 1 December 2011—On 29 November 2011, Comité Pro-Mejoras de la Ribera Cahuaré (the "Submitter") filed a submission with the Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) under Article 14(1) of the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (NAAEC). The Submitter asserts that Mexico is failing to effectively enforce its environmental laws with respect to the operations of a limestone quarry, which...
December 1, 2011
Join the CEC Council Session in New Orleans in 2012
Mark your calendar today to join the discussion on North American environmental cooperation Montreal, 15 November 2011—Next July 10-11, US Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson will host her environmental counterparts from Canada and Mexico for the Nineteenth Regular Session of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) Council. This session offers a unique chance for the public to hear...
November 15, 2011
What do you think about the CEC’s process of citizen submissions on the effective enforcement of environmental laws?
Montreal, 7 November 2011—The Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC) of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) has received the responses to the questionnaire sent to all submitters, both past and present, to evaluate their experiences with the CEC mechanism known as the “Citizen Submissions on Enforcement Matters Process.” Now we would like to hear your opinion. Do you think this...
November 7, 2011
Join us and be heard at our cross-border citizen forum
This event, to be webcast live, will address the transboundary movement of hazardous chemicals and citizen submissions on enforcement matters in North America. Montreal, 3 November 2011—The Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC) of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) wants to hear from you. Public information on hazardous wastes and potentially harmful chemicals that cross North America’s borders, and about...
November 3, 2011
Agenda now available for November 7 JPAC public forum in El Paso
Discuss citizen submissions on enforcement matters and the cross-border movement of chemicals Register now to participate in El Paso or via live webcast Montreal, 25 October 2011—Don’t miss the upcoming public forum organized by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation’s Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC) on 7 November in El Paso, Texas. The one-day forum will be an opportunity to discuss...
October 25, 2011
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