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Ont takes first steps on path to producer responsibility
Faintly visible on the distant horizon is an end to the waste management woes that have plagued successive Ontario governments since 2001. In what may prove to be an historic moment for municipalities in Ontario, the government has ordered...
8/28/2019 | Full Story

British Columbia updating its contaminated sites legal regime
After five years in the making, which saw a revised Environmental Management Act receive Royal Assent in May 2019 as Bill 17, the British Columbia (B.C.) Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy has released a policy direction paper...
8/28/2019 | Full Story

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COMPANIES in the news...
Safety-Kleen Canada Inc. in Ontario was fined $100,000, plus a victim surcharge of $25,000, after being found guilty of discharging a contaminant into the natural environment, which may cause an adverse effect, contrary to the province’s...
8/28/2019 | Full Story

Saskatchewan developing new pipeline regulation, directive
The Saskatchewan Ministry of Energy and Resources is consulting with the oil and gas industry on The Pipelines Administration and Licensing Regulations, as well as on Directive PNG034: Saskatchewan Pipelines Code.
8/28/2019 | Full Story

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It's not easy being green: Considering the environmental costs of cannabis cultivation
The passage of Bill C-45, the Cannabis Act, with Royal Assent in June 2018 put Canada on track to be the first G-7 country to legalize recreational cannabis. With the Cannabis Act and its regulations slated to come into force on October 17,...
10/25/2018 | Full Story

It's not easy being green: Considering the environmental costs of cannabis cultivation
The passage of Bill C-45, the Cannabis Act, with Royal Assent in June 2018 put Canada on track to be the first G-7 country to legalize recreational cannabis. With the Cannabis Act and its regulations slated to come into force on October 17,...
9/26/2018 | Full Story

Changes on the horizon: Alberta introduces amendments to its remediation certificate program
On June 1, 2018, the government of Alberta filed the Remediation Certificate Amendment Regulation (Alta. Reg. 97/2018), which will update the current Remediation Certificate Regulation (Alta. Reg. 154/2009) and will re-name it the Remediation...
7/27/2018 | Full Story

Everything old is new again: federal government proposes changes to Fisheries Act
In 2016, the federal government launched a review of federal environmental assessment and regulatory processes, including a review of changes made to the Fisheries Act in 2012. On February 6, 2018, the federal government announced amendments to...
3/27/2018 | Full Story

Process matters: Supreme Court of Canada quashes land use plan approval by Yukon government
On December 1, 2017, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) delivered its decision in First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun v. Yukon, 2017 SCC 58, which overturned the Yukon government’s decision to open the Peel watershed for development and...
12/20/2017 | Full Story

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Inadequate Due Diligence Left Bank Liable for $2.3 Million in Damages, Attorney Says
A recent case in California illustrates the importance of banks “fully understanding the costs potentially associated with a property before they either close the loan or take title,” an environmental attorney told Bloomberg BNA...
11/28/2014 | Full Story

STUDY: Canada's drinking water contaminated by excreted drugs

9/22/2014 | Full Story

Small appliance repair beaten down by throwaway culture

8/12/2014 | Full Story

Finnish researcher finds success using fungal remediation
White-rot fungus, mostly known for its ability to decay forest wood, can be used as a low-cost cleanser for contaminated soils, a Finnish researcher has found. 
6/26/2014 | Full Story

VIDEOS: Sneak peek at Toronto's East Bayfront condo remediation

6/25/2014 | Full Story

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