{"id":5683,"date":"2024-05-03T14:04:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T18:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stillcoviding.ca\/en\/?p=5683"},"modified":"2024-05-08T20:03:22","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T00:03:22","slug":"n-b-decides-against-updates-to-clean-air-act-to-improve-indoor-air-quality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stillcoviding.ca\/en\/news\/n-b-decides-against-updates-to-clean-air-act-to-improve-indoor-air-quality\/","title":{"rendered":"N.B. decides against updates to Clean Air Act to improve indoor air quality"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nearly a year after the legislature unanimously passed an Opposition motion to update the New Brunswick Clean Air Act and improve air quality in public buildings to reduce the spread of airborne illnesses, such as COVID-19, the government says it won\u2019t update the act after all.<\/p>\n

The Department of Environment and Local Government reviewed the act, which dates back to 1997, and \u201cdetermined updating was not necessary because protections already exist under other legislation,\u201d such as the Occupational Health and Safety Act, said spokesperson Clarissa Andersen.<\/p>\n

Liberal Leader Susan Holt, who learned of the decision from CBC News, called it \u201cdisappointing, but not surprising.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nearly a year after the legislature unanimously passed an Opposition motion to update the New Brunswick Clean Air Act and improve air quality in public buildings to reduce the spread of airborne illnesses, such as COVID-19, the government says it won\u2019t update the act after all.<\/p>\n

The Department of Environment and Local Government reviewed the act, which dates back to 1997, and \u201cdetermined updating was not necessary because protections already exist under other legislation,\u201d such as the Occupational Health and Safety Act, said spokesperson Clarissa Andersen.<\/p>\n

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