Air Pollution in British Columbia - Clean Air Advocacy

Clean Air Advocacy

Air pollution advocacy groups are listed here with links to more information.

• The BC Environmental Network is a coalition of environmental organizations in BC, including many with an air pollution focus.
• The BC Lung Association is one of the oldest and most influential clean air advocacy groups in BC.
• Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment
• CHOKED is an air pollution advocacy group in Smithers, a small town in northwestern BC. The group has participated in appeals before the province's Environmental Appeal Board of BC, notably in the case of beehive burner pollution.
• Clean Air BC Coalition
• Community members in and around Duncan, BC have expressed great concern around plans by Norske Canada to burn car tires (tire derived fuel) to generate energy in their Crofton pulp mill. The Crofton Airshed Citizen's Group has been active in criticizing this proposal and are now planning an independent study of the expected impacts.
• Health Effects Institute
• Reach For Unbleached is an organization with a special interest in pulp mill pollution issues in BC. Of special interest is their publication, The Watershed Sentinel. Their office paper buying club uses consumer advocacy to bring about corporate environmental change. They also discuss their allegations that provincial monitoring misses pulp mill wastes.
• The Ecojustice, formerly Sierra Legal Defence Fund is a non-profit law firm advocating for the environment. They advocate in several public interest areas, including air pollution issues.
• The Society Promoting Environmental Conservation has long been involved in air pollution issues in BC.
• The David Suzuki Foundation focuses on climate change in its air pollution work.
• West Coast Environmental Law is another non-profit law firm with subject areas that include air quality litigation and briefs to the government. Their Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund is an important vehicle for activists.