Saturday, July 26, 2025
Excess Soils: Ready for a new era in regulation and resource recovery?
Soils play a key role in sustaining ecosystems that are vital for human health and that are used for a number of products and services…
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Biodiversity: Answering five threats with ten innovative solutions
SPONSORED STORY Up to one million plant and animal species are at risk of extinction, many within decades, according to a recent United Nations report.…
NextGen Perspectives: Young diplomats engage on international finance and climate action abroad
The annual meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) bring together central bankers, ministers of finance and development, parliamentarians, private…
Supporting Energy Sovereignty: Advancing Indigenous-led renewable energy at COP27
National non-profit Indigenous Clean Energy (ICE) highlighted Indigenous and community-led renewable energy projects as the future of climate action during COP27, the 2022 United Nations…
The Cost of Climate Change: Understanding the economics of climate action and inaction
SPONSORED By Christina Schwantes, Rick Alsop, and Reem Hamzeh Regardless of how climate change advances over the coming years, it will require significant investment to…
Brownie Awards 2022 Winners: Celebrating brownfield champions and evolving environmental policies
Last night, industry leaders involved in the redevelopment and revitalization of brownfield properties were honoured as part of the 23rd Annual Brownie Awards, presented by…
Brownie Awards 2022 Finalists: The visionaries and innovators in Canadian brownfields rehabilitation
The Brownie Awards are just one week away. The annual awards gala, presented in partnership between the Canadian Brownfields Network and Actual Media Inc., brings…
Powerful Capability: Stronger and speedier policy support needed to transform the Canadian grid
As Canada sets out to reach net zero GHG emissions by 2050, renewable energy systems, such as wind, solar, and storage, are going to take…
Natural Capital: A new green asset class is on the horizon
As millions of Canadians are struggling financially through the rising interest rate environment and high inflation, which is also impacting their lifetime savings, many are…
Powerful Initiative: Indigenous energy partnerships that emphasize cultural values
Sitansisk (St. Mary’s First Nation) rests off the shores of the Wolastoq (Saint John River), much of it within the city limits of the provincial…
Brownie Awards 2022: Finalists revealed, featuring projects from across the country
Dedicated to the rehabilitation and revitalization of sites that were once contaminated, under-utilized, and undeveloped, the Brownie Awards provide annual recognition and celebration of brownfield…
Greening Municipalities: Let’s head to the polls to pipe up on environmental priorities
This Fall, municipal elections are being held in the provinces of British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, and Prince Edward Island. Voters will head to the polls…
Defining Recycling: The first step toward a circular economy for plastics
Sponsored story by CSA Group Versatility of plastic materials, ease of their manufacturing, and low production cost helped create a world where plastics are ubiquitous.…
Trucking Right Along: Ontario’s excess soil laws and considerations for the construction industry
For decades, many involved in land development and construction struggled with how to interpret Ontario’s regulation of excavated soil. Stakeholders had many common questions. When…
Spotlight on Vaughan: Sustainable development practices in city-building
Environment Journal is inviting municipal managers from coast to coast to coast to tell us their stories, share their environmental plans, confide their waste management…
Brownie Awards 2022: Celebrating the best in Canadian brownfields
The annual Brownie Awards recognize the innovative efforts of professionals who rehabilitate sites that were once contaminated, underutilized, and undeveloped by remaking them into productive residential…
Read Between the Lines: New rules to strengthen recycling and composting of plastics in Canada
New data indicates that moving toward a more circular economy for plastics in Canada could reduce carbon emissions by 1.8 megatonnes annually, generate billions of…
The Energy Transition: It’s not a pipe dream
SPONSORED STORY Climate mitigation. Carbon capture. Blue hydrogen. Green. Despite buzzwords galore, it all points to something with meaning—by working together, we’re navigating big changes…
E-Waste Woes: Five ways Canadians can increase e-waste recycling rates
An increasing number of Canadians are making efforts to reduce waste and manage it efficiently but it’s not nearly enough — and digital product consumption…
NextGen Perspectives: Climate action conversations and the plight of today’s youth
Environmental experts around the globe have pointed out that the window to reverse climate change is growing smaller each day. Tick tock…the planet’s countdown clock…
Healthier and Happier: The greater benefits of greening cities and conserving nature
I always liked getting outdoors as much as possible, but I didn’t know it was changing or shaping me in any way. I suppose from…
Nature-based Healing: A little environmentally responsible conservation can go a long way for lakes
Decisions made today at every level of government and civil society will determine the future of summer holidays and day trips to local lakes in…
The Cost of Plastic Pollution: How economic instruments can address recovery and prevention
The problem of plastic pollution is gaining increasing attention from the media, from politicians, from scientists, from environmentalists, and, hopefully, from the public. However, unlike…
NextGen Perspectives – Good Grief: Canadian youth on climate change angst, misinformation, and mental health
At the age of 10, a phone was dropped into my hand, and we became fast friends. Now that I’m 18, I feel as if…