Nova Scotia Department of Environment and Climate Change (Nova Scotia Environment)

Nova Scotia Environment is responsible for delivering effective and efficient regulatory management for the protection of the environment. Almost 70 percent of the department's resources support inspections and monitoring activities. Among the items the department is responsible for are air quality, drinking water and many other facets of everyday life.

The Environment Act is the main legal authority for most environmental approvals by which ECC regulates. Three primary regulations are Environmental Assessment (EA) Regulations, Activities Designation Regulations (ADR), and Approval and Notification Procedure Regulations.

https://www.novascotia.ca/nse/dept/

Marine and Wind Energy Environmental Documents

Tethys is a knowledge hub that contains documents on the environmental effects of wind and marine energy. The table below contains all of the documents in the Tethys Knowledge Base associated with Nova Scotia Department of Environment and Climate Change (Nova Scotia Environment).

Total: 2

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Title	Author	Date	Content Type	Technology	Stressor	Receptor
A Citizens Guide to Environmental Assessment	Nova Scotia Department of Environment and Climate Change (Nova Scotia Environment)	February 2019	Guidance	Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy	Habitat Change	Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Stakeholder Engagement
Guide to Preparing an EA Registration Document for Wind Power Projects in Nova Scotia	Nova Scotia Department of Environment and Climate Change (Nova Scotia Environment)	May 2007	Guidance	Wind Energy	Collision, Habitat Change, Noise	Bats, Birds, Fish, Human Dimensions, Recreation & Tourism, Social & Economic Data, Visual Impacts