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EJ4Climate Grant Program Now Open: US$1.5M Available for Education, Environmental Justice, Climate Adaptation

Tiohtià:ke (Montreal), 26 September 2024—The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) is excited to announce that the fourth cycle of the US$1.5 million Environmental Justice for Climate (EJ4Climate) Grant Program is now open for applications for projects on “Community-led education programs to increase environmental justice and climate adaptation knowledge,” with up to C$175,000 in grant funding available for recipients.

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EJ4Climate 2024 Grant Program

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Grasslands Conservation and Migratory Birds

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The central grasslands of the Great Plains are a shared ecosystem stretching from southern Canada, through the United States, to northern Mexico. These grasslands are one of the most endangered ecosystems in North America, home to many endemic grassland-dependent species that are at-risk, threatened, or endangered. The central grasslands also...

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Alberta Tailings Ponds II: Factual Record

North American Environmental Law and Policy, Volume 36

January 12, 2022 208 pages Enforcement

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On 26 June 2017, Environmental Defence Canada and the Natural Resources Defense Council (based in the United States), along with Canadian resident Daniel T’seleie (the “Submitters”), filed SEM-17-001 (Alberta Tailings Ponds II) (hereinafter the “Submission”) with the Secretariat. The Submitters assert that the Government of Canada (“Canada”) is failing to enforce the pollution prevention provisions of the federal Fisheries Act with respect to alleged leaking of deleterious substances, and specifically oil sands processed water (OSPW), from tailings ponds of oil sands operations in northeastern Alberta. On 20 August 2018 in Council Resolution 18-01, the CEC Council unanimously instructed the Secretariat to develop a factual record for submission SEM-17-001 (see paragraphs 6-24, below).

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Deadline: October 31, 2024 12:00pm (Extended)

Salary/Budget: The budget will not exceed C$75,000.00 (Canadian dollars)

Deadline: November 13, 2024 5:00pm

Salary/Budget: C$2,800 per month
Location: Hybrid, in-office for residents of the Montreal area (remote/virtual participation possible)

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