Tag Archives: environmental justice

Can Law be used to Combat the Negative Effects of Gentrification?

December 3, 2018community land trusts, environmental justice, Milky Way Garden, parkdale, Parkdale Neighbourhood Land Trust, planning act, Toronto, Toronto's Official Planjfisch

By: Riel Hishon (JD Student at Osgoode Hall) Parkdale is a neighbourhood in south-west Toronto, spanning approximately from Roncesvalles Ave. to Dufferin St. from west to east, and Lake Ontario to Dundas St. from south to north. Gentrification is occurring in Parkdale. This is happening through the conversion of rooming houses into single-family homes, high-end […]

How Are Vulnerable Populations Impacted by Carbon Pricing Schemes in Canada?

April 11, 2018cap and trade, carbon pricing, carbon tax, climate change, environmental justicechmcleod

By: Christie McLeod One of the biggest injustices of climate change is that those least responsible for the greenhouse gas emissions contributing to climate change are often the most affected by climate change. This is true on both a global scale and within Canada’s borders. For instance, according to Sarah Trainor et al, many Indigenous […]

Creating Space for Environmental Justice: The importance of Youth Participation

January 17, 2017Newsaccess to justice, environmental justice, LAWS, Ontario Environmental Bill of Rights, public legal education, YouthPearl Lee

By Pearl Lee Today, about 1.8 billion young people (aged 10 to 24) make up one quarter of the world’s population. These are the people who will be the decision makers of the future, shaping the way that our social, political, and economic structures tackle environmental issues. Yet too many of these youth still grapple […]

The EJS Clinic is looking for files for 2015-16

July 7, 2015NewsCall for proposals, case selection, clinic, environmental justice, Osgoode, partner organizations, sustainabilityStepan

If you are a lawyer or an organization planning to advance a public interest legal file for environmental justice and sustainability, which could benefit from the help of motivated, capable JD students during the 2015-16 academic year, the Environmental Justice and Sustainability (EJS) Clinical Program at Osgoode Hall Law School wants to hear from you.

EJS Clinical pilot project a great success

April 30, 2015NewsCanadian Environmental Law Association, climate change, clinic, EBR, Ecojustice, environmental justice, Environmental Review Tribunal, environmental rights, legal research, municipal government, Osgoode, partner organizations, pilot project, soil, sustainability, West Coast Environmental LawStepan

In January 2015, Osgoode Professor Stepan Wood and McMurtry Fellow David Estrin welcomed six Osgoode JD students into the Environmental Justice and Sustainability Clinical pilot project, the precursor to the EJS Clinical Program that will begin in September 2015.

Osgoode Faculty Council approves the EJS Clinical Program

April 6, 2015Newsclinical program, environmental justice, Faculty Council, Osgoode, students, sustainabilityStepan

Osgoode Hall Law School, a pioneer in experiential and social justice-oriented legal education, has launched an environmental justice and sustainability clinical program to start in Fall 2015.

EJS Clinic joins the Twitterverse!

March 26, 2015Newsclinic, environmental justice, sustainability, TwitterStepan

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