Tag: Ecojustice

Tail and back of a single orca whale visible above sunset waters in blue and silver

Federal Court of Appeal dismisses challenge to Trans Mountain

2020-02-042020-02-13

Today the Federal Court of Appeal dismissed a challenge to the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. Tsleil-Waututh Nation, Squamish Nation...

A pod of orcas with four or five bodies partially visible swim in the blue ocean

Marine mammals

BREAKING. Raincoast takes on Trans Mountain pipeline expansion at the Supreme Court of Canada

2019-11-052019-12-17

BREAKING. Today, Raincoast takes our work to protect Southern Resident killer whales from the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada. Working with Living Oceans and our legal team at Ecojustice...

Black fin of an orca whale and part of its back is visible peeking out of still pale blue ocean with mountains and forest in the background shrouded in haze.

Marine mammals

The Federal Court of Appeal decides it will not hear our case with Ecojustice and Living Oceans

2019-09-242019-12-17

On Sept 4th the Federal Court of Appeal decided it will not hear our case with Ecojustice and Living Oceans about the federal government’s approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project. While we are extremely disappointed...

Aerial view of nine adult orca whales and one juvenile swimming spread out in a line in blue green water

Marine mammals

The Federal Court of Appeal ruled against hearing case challenging the federal government approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline.

2019-09-042019-12-17

BREAKING NEWS: Today the Federal Court of Appeal ruled that it will not hear our case - with Eco Justice and Living Oceans - challenging the federal government’s approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline project...

A killer whale's head vertically emerging from the water.

Conservation Foundation

Returning to Court for the Killer Whales

2019-07-152019-07-22

We’re headed back to court for killer whales. ⠀
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Last week we announced that we are returning to court to challenge the federal government’s re-approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion with Living Oceans and Ecojustice.
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Why? …

An exhuberant Southern Resident killer whale takes a jump out of the waters of the Salish Sea.

Marine mammals

We launched a new lawsuit to ensure our federal government acts to protect the endangered Southern Resident killer whales

2018-09-052018-10-27

Today, we launched a new lawsuit to ensure our federal government acts to protect the endangered Southern Resident killer whales...

Amazing team from @ecojustice_ca & @living_oceans; photo missing our science team leader Dr. Paul Paquet.

Marine mammals

Defending Southern Resident killer whales with this amazing team

2018-09-022019-08-24

What a privilege it’s been successfully defending #SRKW with this amazing team from Ecojustice & Living Oceans. This photo is missing our science team leader, Dr. Paul Paquet.

We won our legal challenge to stop the Trans Mountain pipeline

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J16 and J26 on a smokey day in the Salish Sea.

Marine mammals

Backgrounder: Emergency order under the Species at Risk Act

2018-08-162018-10-29

In May, the federal government concluded Southern Resident killer whales face imminent threats to their survival and recovery, requiring a response under the Species at Risk Act. Five organizations — the David Suzuki Foundation, Georgia Strait Alliance, the Natural Resources …