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Has the pulse of carbon pricing weakened?
The unravelling of the near-national consensus on carbon pricing, captured in 2016’s “Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change: Canada’s Plan to Address Climate Change and Grow the Economy”, continued...
8/29/2018 | Full Story

Federal government begins work on new Fisheries Act regulation
Bill C-68, which undoes several of the changes to the Fisheries Act made by the previous federal government, has passed the House of Commons and is now before the Senate.
8/29/2018 | Full Story

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CRH Canada Group Inc fined $90,000 after grader runs over worker, critically injuring the worker
CRH Canada Group/Groupe CRH Canada Inc., operating as Dufferin Construction Company, in Longueil, Quebec, and William James Price, operating as Bill Price Grader Rentals, in Stoney Creek, Ontario were fined $90,000 and $5,000 respectively,...
8/29/2018 | Full Story

IKEA Canada Ltd fined $55,000 after worker critically injured moving shopping trolleys
IKEA Canada Ltd. was fined $55,000, plus a 25% victim surcharge, after a worker at an IKEA retail store in Toronto, Ontario was critically injured while moving shopping trolleys.
8/29/2018 | Full Story

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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

Failure to disclose: BC Supreme Court finds that potential contamination on a property gives rise to stigma
In the recent British Columbia (B.C.) Supreme Court (the court) judgment in Ban v. Keleher (2017 BCSC 1132, 30 June 2017), the purchasers of a residential property in Victoria, B.C. were awarded damages when the court found that the seller made...
10/27/2017 | Full Story

Sitting up and taking notice: mainstream investors now seeking greater disclosure of climate-related risks
2017 has seen a broad push by global institutional investors to encourage governments to fully implement the Paris Agreement.
8/29/2017 | 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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