John Jackson

John Jackson

John Jackson has worked with citizens groups for over 50 years, helping them organize around issues such as toxics, waste management, water levels and conservation, particularly focused on the North American Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River basin. Much of his work relates to community right-to-know, for example: researching right-to-know legislation throughout the world; designing right-to-know bylaws for the cities of Windsor and Toronto (Ontario); and helping citizens’ groups use right-to-know provisions to protect their communities from toxic threats. He has participated in the multi-stakeholder committee set up by the Canadian government to develop its PRTR program, the National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI), and has served on the NPRI advisory committee for the past 40 years. John is chair of the Great Lakes Ecoregion Network, a transnational coalition of citizens in Canada and the United States working to protect and restore the Great Lakes. He is also coordinator of the Citizens’ Network on Waste Management, co-chair of the Toxics Free Great Lakes Binational Network, and board member of the Canadian Environmental Law Association.