Media Releases

MEDIA RELEASE: Toronto Environmental Alliance releases list of City Council candidates pledging support for key climate and environmental actions

For immediate release

October 5, 2022

For immediate release

March 30, 2022

Environmental Groups Decry Province’s Plan to Cut Public Oversight of Controversial Plastic Burning Projects

For immediate release

March 01, 2022

Environmental groups urge government to work faster and do more to end plastic pollution

For immediate release

February 8, 2022

Toronto High-Rise Communities Prove Zero Waste Buildings are Possible

For immediate release

January 27, 2022

Environmental groups calling on Big Plastic to drop its lawsuit against federal government this Plastic-Free July

For Immediate Release: July 08, 2021

TORONTO ENVIRONMENTAL ALLIANCE, ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT JUSTICE SUPPORT, SURFRIDER FOUNDATION, SIERRA CLUB CANADA FOUNDATION, DAVID SUZUKI FOUNDATION AND GREENPEACE

Canada takes first step toward much-needed regulatory action to address plastic pollution

OCEANA CANADA, ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE, DAVID SUZUKI FOUNDATION, ECOJUSTICE,
TORONTO ENVIRONMENTAL ALLIANCE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 12, 2021

Environmental groups urge government to proceed quickly with promised ban on non-essential single-use plastics.

Canada – U.S. plastic waste export deal violates international law

New legal analysis shows Canadian plan to export harmful plastic waste to the U.S. does not meet Basel Convention.

Toronto still on track for 2020 climate targets, but rise in emissions shows need to redouble climate action in 2021

For Immediate Release: December 15, 2020