Jul 19, 2021
Transitioning to a circular economy has been identified as a way to reduce the environmental...
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Jul 15, 2021
North Bay Reaches $20 million PFAS Cleanup Agreement with DND
The City of North Bay and the DND have reached an agreement that will see the federal government fund the majority of costs related to the remediation of (PFAS) at Jack Garland Airport.
Jul 12, 2021
Ministry of Environment, Conservation, and Parks Proposing Four New Initiatives
The Ministry of Environment, Conservation, and Parks (MECP) is proposing four new initiatives. According to the MECP these initiatives include...
Jun 18, 2021
Why liability insurance did not cover the defence of a remediation order
An eastern Ontario municipality does not have coverage with any of its four former liability insurers for a dispute with the provincial environment ministry over alleged pollution occurring more than six decades ago.
Jun 08, 2021
What you need to know: Ontario’s plan to grow the size of the Greenbelt
In Feb 2021, the Province of Ontario announced its plan to grow the size of the Greenbelt. The Greenbelt Plan and A Place to Grow: Growth plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe work together to provide a framework for where and how growth should be accommodated in Southern Ontario.
May 19, 2021
Ontario Making it Easier to Report Polluters
The Ontario government is launching a new user-friendly online tool so the public can conveniently report incidents of pollution in real-time from a smartphone.
May 10, 2021
A Battle for the Integrity of the Ontario Environmental Protection Legal System Looms
Lawyers for Earthroots and their allies will present themselves before Ontario's Divisional Court from May 17-20 asking the justices to...
May 07, 2021
Province putting money from environmental violations into local projects
The Ontario government is supporting community projects that help protect and restore the environment by investing $900,000 in grant funding...
May 06, 2021
Significant Amendments to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act Proposed
On April 13, 2021, Bill C-28 – Strengthening Environmental Protection for a Healthier Canada Act (“Bill”) was introduced in the House of Commons. Among other things, the Bill proposes amendments to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (“CEPA” or “Act”).
May 05, 2021
Ontario’s New Excess Soil Regulations – Construction Contract Implications
On January 1, 2021, Phase One of Ontario’s new On-Site and Excess Soil Management Regulation, and supporting amendments took effect under the Province’s EPA.
Apr 27, 2021
New legislation can be a first step towards environmental justice
After years of campaigning by committed activists, environmental groups and health advocates, the federal government...
Apr 27, 2021
An Update to CEPA – A long time coming or too little, too late?
On April 13, 2021, the federal government brought forward the Strengthening Environmental Protection for a Healthier Canada Act or Bill C-28.
Apr 23, 2021
Cities are Canada’s best shot at a green recovery
A key plank of this week’s federal budget was a green recovery. The feds allocated $17 billion for cleantech, clean energy, decarbonizing heavy industry, and homeowner and landlord support for energy retrofits.
Apr 22, 2021
Breaking down Canada’s new environmental law
Canada’s most important environmental law — the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) — is getting an overhaul.
Apr 22, 2021
PROTECTING CANADIAN INNOVATION IN THE CLEANTECH SECTOR
Emerging technologies to mitigate environmental impact and even remediate harm that has already occurred, known colloquially as "cleantech", represent...
Apr 19, 2021
Canada Proposes to Amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act
On April 13, 2021, the federal government introduced Bill C-28, which, if enacted, will amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA).
Mar 30, 2021
What Killed These Bald Eagles? After 25 Years, We Finally Know.
A perfect confluence of events created a stealth killer.
Mar 26, 2021
Canada votes to collect data to document ‘environmental racism’
Indigenous, Black communities exposed to higher levels of dirty air, contaminated water
Mar 26, 2021
Hunting the eagle killer: A cyanobacterial neurotoxin causes vacuolar myelinopathy
Although many human activities have clear negative effects on the natural world, there are also unforeseen consequences
Feb 26, 2021
Consultation on Growing the Greenbelt in Ontario
The Ontario government has launched a 60-day consultation to grow the Greenbelt and help protect more of the province’s natural environment, including farmlands, forests, wetlands and watersheds from future development.