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CEC Council instructs Secretariat to cease preparation of factual record on Species at Risk submission

Montreal, 20 April 2011—On 15 April 2011, the Council of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC), through Council Resolution 11–02, instructed the Secretariat to proceed no further with preparation of a factual record regarding Submission SEM-06-005 (Species at Risk). The Submission, filed on 10 October 2006, by a consortium of Canadian organizations, asserted that Canada is failing to effectively enforce the...

April 20, 2011

Latest report on North American industrial pollution reveals impacts on our shared water environment

Over 228 million kilograms of direct pollutant releases to surface waters were reported by industrial facilities in North America in 2006. In addition to direct releases to water, a minimum of 133 million kilograms of pollutants were transferred to sewage and/or wastewater treatment systems. Ninety percent of reported volumes released to surface waters comprised just two pollutants—nitrate compounds and ammonia—associated...

April 11, 2011

Report charts Destination Sustainability for North American freight transportation

NAFTA environment commission Secretariat sets a course for low-emission, high-prosperity, energy-secure future Washington, 31 March 2011—Cross-border cooperation to improve environmental performance of the North American freight system is urgently needed—not just to enhance environmental sustainability, but to safeguard regional economic competitiveness—according to a new report from the Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC). Entitled Destination Sustainability: Reducing Greenhouse...

March 31, 2011

Mexico City public forum to address CEC projects, sustainable freight transportation

Meeting will also feature discussion on experiences with CEC’s citizen submissions on enforcement matters process Montreal, 29 March 2011—The Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC) of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) will be holding its first Regular Session of 2011 on 4–5 April in Mexico City to discuss upcoming CEC cooperative work, the Citizen Submissions on Enforcement Matters (SEM) process...

March 29, 2011

JPAC calls for comments on draft 2011-2012 CEC cooperative work program

Montreal, 28 March 2011—The Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC) of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) is requesting public input on the CEC's draft cooperative work program for 2011–2012. This program will serve as the basis of the CEC's next Operational Plan, which will set forth cooperative actions to protect and enhance the North American environment under priorities established by...

March 28, 2011

Save the date: 2011 CEC Council session

Meetings in Montreal, Quebec, will feature public forum Montreal, 16 March 2011—The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) of North America will hold the Eighteenth Regular Session of its Council and related events on 21-22 June 2011, in Montreal, Canada. The CEC Council—Canadian Environment Minister Peter Kent, Mexican Secretary for Environment and Natural Resources Juan Elvira Quesada, and US Environmental Protection...

March 16, 2011