The Senate not done with Bill C-69
In a lengthy (2,600-word) motion tabled June 12, 2019, Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna served notice that the federal government would accept some of the 180+ Senate amendments to the new impact assessment Bill C-69
Liberals reject most Tory amendments to environmental assessment bill
The federal government is rejecting most of the amendments proposed by Conservative senators to Bill C-69.
Oil woes have Calgary landlords turning empty offices into apartments
When the lease on an Alberta Health Services office in Calgary came due for renegotiation two years ago, the rental market was so bad that trying to keep the tenants wasn’t worth it.
In April 2018, the NDP government of British Columbia introduced Bill 15: Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Statutes Amendment Act, 2018, which, among other things...
Ontario’s Proposed Excess Soil Regulations: Effects & Benefits
Where do the soils excavated from our basements go? Our backyards, neighbors’ backyards or into our drinking water?
This Photographer Shows Us the Pollution We Can’t See for Ourselves
Trash-covered beaches, turtles asphyxiated by fluorescent pink drinking straws, and thick grey smog—these are the kinds of images we typically associate with pollution around the world.
Senate committee approves dozens of amendments to C-69
A Senate committee has approved dozens of amendments to the Liberal government's controversial environmental assessment legislation. The federal government says that Bill C-69 is supposed to improve the way the environmental impact...
U.S. says it will complete Keystone XL environmental review
BILLINGS, Mont. — U.S. government attorneys say the Trump administration plans to finish a new environmental review of the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada even if a federal appeals court throws out a lawsuit that blocked the project.
New excess soil rules take a big step forward in Ontario
By Mark Sabourin: Ontario’s Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks has released a plan to make it less costly for builders to reuse excess soil, more costly for builders and haulers who break soil management rules, and easier for developers to redevelop some brownfield sites.
Big Brother’s watching: Quebec calls on technology to track contaminated soil
By Mark Sabourin; Quebec will soon release a draft regulation that will require the real-time tracking of contaminated soil movement in the province, from excavation to final disposal...
