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Ontario eyes new Waste Reduction Authority Log In or Subscribe to View Article
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The slow road to recycling beds and carpets in Canada The slow road to recycling beds and carpets in Canada Log In or Subscribe to View Article
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Newalta announces Q2 dividend Log In or Subscribe to View Article
Newalta Corporation has announced a quarterly cash dividend of $0.11 per common share for the second quarter of 2013, payable on July 15, 2013, to all shareholders of record on June 28, 2013. The ex-dividend date is June 27,...
6/18/2013 | Full Story

Minnesota paints green picture with new stewardship Bill Log In or Subscribe to View Article
Minnesota has signed a Bill that will require all paint manufacturers to fund and operate a post-consumer return program for products, according to the Product Stewardship Institute Inc.
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Think Beyond Plastic competition wraps in San Francisco Log In or Subscribe to View Article
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Republic Services set to release Q2 report in late July 2013 Log In or Subscribe to View Article
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WM teams with William McDonough for product and packaging innovation Log In or Subscribe to View Article
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The Greatest Recycling Show on Earth set for Calgary October 2-4, 2013 Log In or Subscribe to View Article
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Devolved NWT eyes deals with China to capitalize on vast oil, gas, hydro potential Log In or Subscribe to View Article
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Proposed Waste Reduction Act would create regulatory enforcer for Ontario producers
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Canada may raise nuclear liability ceiling after 40-year freeze Log In or Subscribe to View Article
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Electric car charging stations expand to major food chains Log In or Subscribe to View Article
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Canada to match US Tier 3 emission standards on cars built in 2017 and later Log In or Subscribe to View Article
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Cleanup underway after 9.5 million litres of toxic wastewater spilled in northern Alberta Log In or Subscribe to View Article
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US House Panel Approves Coal Ash Bill, Offering Clarification of EPA Authority Log In or Subscribe to View Article
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Two Mining Association of Canada members make Maclean's Top 50 social responsibility list Log In or Subscribe to View Article
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Extraction sector's payments to gov't to be more transparent, says PM Log In or Subscribe to View Article
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Ethanol emergency response seminar set for Oregon Log In or Subscribe to View Article
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TSB rules welding technique led to BC pipeline defect, explosion Log In or Subscribe to View Article
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'Zero Waste' webinar explores diversion claims Log In or Subscribe to View Article
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NJ-based Sealed Air introduces new biodegradable packaging Log In or Subscribe to View Article
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Huggies, TerraCycle launch Diaper Packaging Brigade Log In or Subscribe to View Article
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BC addressing costly prosecution with restorative justice
There is little dispute that the prosecution and sentencing system used for environmental offences is cumbersome and costly.
5/31/2013 | Full Story

Ont amending reg to exempt more digestion facilities from approvals
Ontario’s Ministry of the Environment and Ministry of Agriculture and Food have proposed amendments to the General Regulation (O. Reg. 267/03) under the Nutrient Management Act, 2002 that would allow on-farm anaerobic digestion facilities...
5/31/2013 | Full Story

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Algoma Tubes Inc fined $70,000 after two workers burned Log In or Subscribe to View Article
Algoma Tubes Inc., based in Whitehorse, Yukon, was fined $70,000, plus a 25% victim surcharge, after an arc flash burned two electrical maintenance technicians.
5/31/2013 | Full Story

City of Ottawa fined $80,000 after worker falls, cracks bones Log In or Subscribe to View Article
The City of Ottawa was fined $80,000, plus a 25% victim surcharge, after a worker fell and was injured.
5/31/2013 | Full Story

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Consultant liability and common pitfalls Log In or Subscribe to View Article
Consultant liability is a hot topic that permeates the environmental consulting world. John Georgakopoulos spoke on the topic at EcoLog Legislation’s Environmental Liability Seminar on April 9, 2013 in Toronto.
5/31/2013 | Full Story

EcoLog seminar explores risky business of environmental consulting and how to avoid litigation
As a room full of environmental consultants listened to experts at EcoLog Legislation’s Environmental Liability Seminar in Toronto, the resounding message was that sooner or later a consultant will be sued, it’s simply a question of...
4/12/2013 | Full Story

Environmentalists, mining companies await federal tailings pond ruling in Newfoundland Log In or Subscribe to View Article
Following a February 2013 court hearing in Newfoundland, an East Coast environmental group is concerned that in the weeks or months to come — while it waits for the judge’s ruling — mining companies will continue to exploit a...
3/8/2013 | Full Story

Ross River Dena Council v. Government of Yukon Log In or Subscribe to View Article
On December 27, 2012, the Yukon Court of Appeal (YKCA) released its reasons in Ross River Dena Council v. Government of Yukon.1 The YKCA allowed the Ross River Dena Council’s appeal and modified the declarations granted by Veale J. of the...
1/31/2013 | Full Story

Nova Scotia gov't says Cape Breton fracking ban won't stick
Nova Scotia’s provincial government says despite the fact that a Cape Breton county is considering a municipal bylaw to ban hydraulic fracking, it will be the province who has the final say.  
1/25/2013 | Full Story

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Devolved NWT eyes deals with China to capitalize on vast oil, gas, hydro potential Log In or Subscribe to View Article
As Northwest Territories (NWT) Premier Bob McLeod is busy shopping his territory’s rivers to China for hydroelectric power and gas projects, a new report sheds light on the fragility of the northern ecosystem the premier wants to...
6/14/2013 | Full Story

Alberta wind report lobbies for clean energy standard, higher carbon prices Log In or Subscribe to View Article
A new report from the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) makes the case that Alberta has untapped wind potential and the chance to combat its oil sands-tainted image, but political policy barriers need to be crossed for change to occur.
5/31/2013 | Full Story

Wal-Mart pleads guilty to dumping hazardous materials in California Log In or Subscribe to View Article
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is forced to pay $81.6 million after the retail giant pled guilty on May 28, 2013 to disposing of fertilizer, pesticides and other hazardous products in landfill and sewer systems.
5/30/2013 | Full Story

Brownfield Bootcamp wants Canadian cities to share remediation game plans
When Nanaimo, British Columbia officials spent $3.4 million on a 26.7-acre property from Canadian Pacific Rail in March of 2013, they had their eyes set on a federal fund that could offset most of the brownfield’s redevelopment costs....
5/24/2013 | Full Story

Supreme Court ruling sets precedent for taxes on clean-up obligations
A new Supreme Court of Canada ruling on deforestation could have wide-reaching implications for the tax treatment of oil and gas companies’ clean-up obligations.
5/24/2013 | Full Story

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