APEGGA Guideline for Environmental Practice correct answers 1. understanding, awareness,
and a system of monitoring environmental issues
2. use appropriate expertise of specialists
3. professional and responsible judgement
4. environmental planning & management
5. costs of environmental protection when evaluating economic viability
6. recognize value of environmental efficiency and sustainability
7. solicit input from Stakeholders in an open manner
8. comply with regulatory requirements
9. improve environmental understanding and practices
Major Environmental Disasters in North America correct answers Love Canal
Mississauga train derailment
Exxon Valdez
BP Macondo Blowout on the Gulf Coast
How do we find out about env. damage cases? correct answers 1. Inspectors
2. In an act - must report (self-reporting offences)
Recent Prosecutions- Lilydale correct answers Release of ammonia. Failure to report
immediately (fire dept., etc. reported already) took them an hour and a half to report. *Important
to know obligations & be immediate
Sustainable Development: Brundtland Commission definition correct answers Development that
meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet
their needs
, Considerations for Environmental Law correct answers How are cumulative effects addressed?
Who bears responsibility for environmental degradation?
Climate change
Developed vs. developing nations
Environmental Jurisdiction primarily dealt with by which governments? correct answers Federal
& Provincial
Not covered by Constitution Act, not clear who has jurisdiction, may have to deal with both
levels of government for same activity
Sources of Environmental Law in Canada correct answers Legislation & Common Law
Legislation correct answers Federal & Provincial (Statutes/Acts and Regulations)
Municipal (Bylaws)
International (Treaties and Conventions)
Common Law correct answers Judge-made law
Regulatory Regime - Provincial correct answers Environment and Sustainable Resource
Development (ESRD)
Alberta Energy Regulator (AER)
Natural Resources Conservation Board (NRCB)
Environmental Appeals Board
Regulatory Regime - Federal correct answers Environment Canada
Department of Fisheries and Oceans
National Energy Board (NEB)