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British Columbia to expand EPR strategy
Electric-vehicle batteries, mattresses, single-use fuel canisters and fire extinguishers are among the products that will be eligible for provincewide recycling as part of a five-year…
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Hot Topic: How do the Campaign Climate Action Strategies Stack Up?
This summer, Canada has experienced some of the hottest temperatures in its recorded history, with wildfires in British Columbia and Ontario and devastating drought across…
Assessing environmental impacts of Trois-Rivières Port expansion
The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada is conducting a federal environmental assessment for the proposed Trois-Rivières Port Facilities Expansion Project, located in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. The Trois-Rivières…
Halifax enables more sustainable transportation options
The Halifax Regional Municipality has launched a new campaign to help encourage the use of sustainable transportation as people begin to return to work and…
North American cooperation on climate change and environmental justice
“Climate Change and Environmental Justice Solutions,” is the theme of the 28th session of the virtual North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) Annual Council…
Making Biodiversity a Priority: Sponsored Story
The world is waking up to the global environmental crisis. Carbon emissions are raising temperatures to levels never seen before in human history, creating devastating…
Tree Canada and CN support greening across country
CN and Tree Canada, a leading national tree-planting charity, are supporting 26 communities with tree planting grants of up to $25,000. These grants are a…
Bill 197 decision reaffirms right to participate in environmental decision-making
The Ontario Divisional Court has determined that the Government of Ontario broke the law when it failed to comply with the public consultation requirements of Ontario’s Environmental Bill of…
Saskatchewan prioritizes carbon capture and storage projects
Saskatchewan Energy and Resources Minister Bronwyn Eyre recently announced the provincial government’s key priorities to advance private sector investment in carbon capture utilization and storage…
Report reveals Montreal Protocol averted additional global warming
The Montreal Protocol, which phased out the use of ozone-depleting chemicals, not only saved the ozone layer, but also staved off an additional 2.5 degrees…
U.S. launches $1B program for climate mitigation
As part of their efforts to be proactive about weather and climate disasters, our neighbours to the south are funding efforts to improve response efforts…
Research aims to prevent environmental disasters with mine waste
New research from the University of Waterloo will help mining companies better understand the negative societal and environmental impacts of mine-waste disasters, known as tailings…
CEC announces youth innovation challenge winners
The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) has announced the winners of the fifth annual Youth Innovation Challenge, selected among submissions from Canada, Mexico and the…
Deep Dive: Community Centre Reduces Energy Consumption By Half
By Zack Metcalfe The AYR Motor Centre in Woodstock, New Brunswick, is this town’s single largest consumer of electricity. In fact, since opening its doors…
University of Ottawa appoints director of planetary health
As part of the University of Ottawa’s efforts in sustainability and social accountability, the Faculty of Medicine has appointed Dr. Husein Moloo as Director of…
New accessible environmental enforcement info service in Alberta
The Alberta government is launching a new web-based service to provide Albertans with free and direct access to environmental enforcement history records. The Environmental Historical…
CIBC increases sustainable finance targets
The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) recently announced its ambition to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions associated with operational and financing activities by…
Renewable energy transfer project to supply power to hospital
Noventa Energy Partners announced the delivery of the world’s largest raw wastewater energy transfer project at Toronto Western Hospital. The $38 million project, funded in…
CELA calls for action on lead in drinking water
The Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA) is calling on Canadians to recognize the health impacts of hazardous lead in drinking water—and to help advocate for…
CHAR facility receives support to produce renewable power
CHAR Technologies Ltd. will be upgrading its high temperature pyrolysis facility to produce approximately 20,000 GJ/yr of renewable natural gas (RNG), with the support of…
RemTech 2021 conference schedule now available
The Environmental Services Association of Alberta (ESAA) has released the schedule for the upcoming Remediation Technologies Symposium 2021 (RemTech™ 2021), a popular remediation technology event…
Cleantech and renewable energy investments surge
A green investment wave is washing over Canada, according to a recent financial analysis of the green economy. Cleantech and renewable energy companies in the…
Renewable Energy and Building Initiatives Open Doors to Net Zero Homes
By Anna DeSimone Thanks to sweeping initiatives across the nation, the dream of having a net zero home is within for reach for Canada’s homeowners…
Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative concludes virtual annual meeting
The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative two-day virtual meeting concluded today, seeing record attendance from regional Mayors, and impactful presentations from a number…