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Clean Fuel Standard on track for 2022
While national attention has been focussed on carbon pricing, and related court challenges to the federal backstop, another important greenhouse gas reduction initiative has been inching forward beneath the public’s radar.
1/29/2019 | Full Story

Sask to have new directives for oil and gas industry by March 2019
The Saskatchewan Ministry of Energy and Resources is in the final stages of consulting with the oil and gas industry on two new site assessment directives it is planning to put into effect in March 2019.
1/29/2019 | Full Story

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Prairie Crane Inc fined $57,143 after worker seriously injures arm, pelvis
Prairie Crane Inc. in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan was fined $57,143, plus a surcharge of $22,857, after a worker seriously injured his arm and pelvis. 
1/29/2019 | Full Story

Mississauga company fined $85,000 after high-pressure water jet kills worker, injures another
2132857 Ontario Ltd. in Mississauga, Ontario was fined $85,000, plus a 25% victim surcharge, after a worker lost control of a high-pressure water jetting system and was killed after being hit by the water jet.
1/29/2019 | 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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