Thursday, April 24, 2025
British Columbia’s Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) has launched a new tool to engage the public during environmental assessments, empowering people to have a more meaningful…
KLS Earthworks & Environmental (KLS) and its affiliate company, Calgary Aggregate Recycling (CAR) have announced significant environmental milestones, aligning with The City of Calgary’s sustainability goals…
The ESAA Industry Awards is an annual awards program that recognizes member excellence in the areas of environmental innovation. The program is open to all…
The 25th Anniversary of the Brownie Awards is featuring a special anniversary award and a refresh of other categories to bring the qualifications up to speed on…
On April 26, 2024, in the Provincial Court of Newfoundland and Labrador, Husky Oil Operations Limited was ordered to pay $2 million after earlier pleading guilty to one charge…
The Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks has made amendments to Ontario Regulation 406/19 and the associated Soil Rules to increase soil management flexibility…
With the help of the Canadian Light Source (CLS) at the University of Saskatchewan (USask), researchers from the University of Guelph (UofG) have learned more…
On April 10, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) issued the first-ever national, legally enforceable drinking water standard to protect communities from exposure…
Solutions for environmental challenges are not always immediately obvious or straightforward. A recent webinar, presented by the Canadian Brownfields Network (CBN), considered how to communicate…
In accordance with Part 11 of the Oil and Gas Conservation Act, the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) is prescribing an oil and gas orphan fund levy…
By Saul Chernos What does it take to be an environmental lawyer? Answers were in ample supply at the seventh edition of the Willms &…
Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN) has served the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) with notice of a lawsuit filed in the Alberta Court of King’s Bench…
By Tanya Shanoff and Justin Hains We see that PFAS—or per- and poly-fluorinated alkyl substances—are showing up around the world. In Canada, regulators looking for…
The 25th Anniversary of the Brownie Awards will feature a special anniversary award and a refresh of other categories to bring the qualifications up to…
The Yukon government is planning to spend three years remediating the Minto mine site, regardless of whether another company buys it. The Minto Mine, located north…
The City of North Bay is planning to initiate on-site remediation of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) at the Jack Garland Airport lands as early…
Those involved in managing excess soils should be aware that the new fees are not an April Fool’s Day folly. Ontario’s Resource Productivity and Recovery…
On September 26, 2024, the 8th annual Excess Soils Symposium will provide a first-rate update on the business of excess soils and new regulations impacting…
Abandoned mine waste may make ripples in the environment, leading to dead trees and ponds with no signs of aquatic life. This is the result…
The Canadian Brownfields Network (CBN) is issuing a call for abstracts for presentations at its 2024 national conference. The CBN is a knowledge-based national network…
Calgary, Alberta-based Trace Associates Inc. has reached an agreement to acquire the assets and employees of XCG Consulting (XCG), an environmental science and engineering consulting…
Approximately 250 environmental professionals involved in the remediation sector recently gathered at the Lionhead Golf Club & Conference Centre in Mississauga for this year’s Toronto…
PCBs, or polychlorinated biphenyls, are industrial products or chemicals. They were discovered in the early 20th century and were used mainly as coolants and lubricants…
The Alberta government is launching new pilot projects to test ways to speed up oil and gas well site reclamation while protecting the environment. Reclamation…