Photo: Ghislain Tillard cela.ca 3 Introduction • Webinar Series • In-Person Session • How CELA can help Photo: Kathy Cooper cela.ca 4 Agenda • Publicly Available Information • Right-to-Know • Provincial and local resources • Federal system Photo: Fe de Leon cela.ca 5 Why Right to Know About Pollution Matters • The air we breathe and on which the ecosystem depends is common to all • Polluters who e. [...] • For occupational protection • To demand action for air pollution clean up from responsible parties – for example NPRI provides the address to write to the facility • To compare air quality in different regions to demand explanations • To hold decision makers in government to account for the way air pollution is regulated cela.ca 9 Types of right to know systems • Local – e.g. [...] • Only federal government inventory of pollution release and transfer data mandated under CEPA • Establish in 1992, first year reporting 1993 • Mandatory reporting – Releases to Air, Water, Land; on-site disposal; off-site transfers to recycling, treatment and disposal cela.ca 13 Community Right to Know: NPRI • Number of pollutants – over 320 pollutants • Number of reporting facilities/industries. [...] • Collects and publishes information about selected substances that may pose a risk to the environment and health cela.ca 14 Community Right to Know Citizens’ groups and individuals use NPRI data to: • Know about possible threats to their health and environment • Look up data on a particular facility in their community • Look up data for all facilities within their postal code • Look up data on a. [...] Benzene cela.ca 44 Search “Taking Stock” cela.ca 45 What you can do • Start to learn more about sources of air pollution affecting your community • Join organizations working on reducing air pollution • Write to your local elected officials about your concerns • Send letters to the editor • Comment on proposals for new air approvals (more information next webinar) cela.ca 46 Contact Us • Theresa M.
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