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'Big Tent' Environmental Justice Plan Looks Past Racial Divides
Environmental justice advocates are looking to link communities of color with experience fighting industrial polluters and landfills with polluted communities in Appalachia—a “big tent,” strength-in-numbers approach they say...
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Biden Oil Halt Called 'Crushing Blow' to Western U.S. States
Western state officials say President Joe Biden’s executive order halting new leases for oil and gas leasing on federal lands will slash investment, cut jobs, drop wages, and pummel tax revenues throughout the region. Read more.
1/29/2021 | Full Story -
Que, Calif to hold joint auction Feb 17, 2021
QUEBEC CITY, Que—The Quebec Ministry of the Environment and the Fight Against Climate Change and the California Air Resources Board have announced that the next (26th) joint auction of greenhouse gas emission allowances will be held on...
1/27/2021 | Full Story -
COMPANIES in the news...
The Compagnie d’Arrimage de Québec Ltée in Quebec was fined $100,000 after pleading guilty to one count of contravening subsection 38(6) of the federal Fisheries Act. On December 10, 2017, while unloading a ship at the Port...
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Progress of Bills, regulations and guidelines
Throughout the year, the federal, provincial and territorial governments introduce Bills, bring Acts into force, and draft and file new regulations and guidelines. Among them are:
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QUEBEC - environment legislation
Activities in Wetlands, Bodies of Water and Sensitive Areas Regulation. New regulation under the Environment Quality Act. Effective December 31, 2020.
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NEW BRUNSWICK - environment legislation
Climate Change Act. Subsection 7.1(2) is amended, deemed in force December 1, 2020. Subsection 7.1(3) is added, in force December 18, 2020.
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CANADA - environment legislation
Multi-Sector Air Pollutants Regulations. Section 57 is replaced. Effective January 1, 2021.
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BRITISH COLUMBIA - environment legislation
Exemption Regulation (No. 2) under the Environmental Assessment Act. Section 1 is amended. Effective January 8, 2021.
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Ottawa consulting on design of new Canada Water Agency
The federal government has launched a consultation on what should be the role and responsibilities of a proposed new Canada Water Agency.
1/27/2021 | Full Story