NAFTA and the Environment

Fact Sheets & Reports
U.S. & Canadian Environmental Groups File Amicus Brief in $50 Million NAFTA Suit Friends of the Earth, September 30, 2005
The Mexican Economy, Agriculture and Environment Public Citizen
Deals For Trade Votes Gone Bad Public Citizen, June 2005
10 Years of NAFTA’s Commission on Environmental Cooperation in Mexico International Relations Center, December 13, 2004
Invasive Species, Agriculture and Trade: Case Studies from the NAFTA context CIEL and Defenders of Wildlife, February 2003
When Bad Things Happen to Good Laws: How International Trade Pacts Threaten California’s Environmental Laws Sierra Club, October 13, 2004

Articles & Statements
US Wants to Send Latest Tuna-Dolphin Spat with Mexico to NAFTA ICTSD, September 29, 2010
Canada’s water “on the negotiating table,” report says The Globe and Mail, September 10, 2007
NAFTA shadow hangs over Kyoto Toronto Star, February 14, 2005
Another Forest-Defending Peasant Behind Bars Tierramérica, December 11, 2004
Congress Aims to Slow Flow of Mexican Trucks in U.S. Gannett News Service, September 24, 2004
Trading Away the Environment? San Francisco Chronicle, September 23, 2004
Trucks’ Impact on Air Feared Los Angeles Daily News, June 26, 2004
Bill Seeks to Curb Polluting Mexican Trucks Los Angeles Times, June 22, 2004
Justices OK Bush Policy on Mexican TrucksAssociated Press, June 7, 2004
Groups Defend California’s Right to Protect Public Health March 10, 2004