Friday, April 18, 2025
Environment Journal’s EnviroExchange recognized as finalist for COPA
Environment Journal is pleased to announce that it has been recognized by the Canadian Online Publishing Awards (COPAs) as a finalist in the “Best Virtual…
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Sanexen awarded contract for remediation of Aleris plant site
Sanexen Environmental Services Inc., a subsidiary of Logistec Corporation has won the bid for the environmental remediation project of the former Aleris plant site in…
Jim Tovey Lakeview Conservation Area receives 2022 Brownie Award
The Jim Tovey Lakeview Conservation Area (JTLCA) project was recently named one of this year’s prestigious Brownie Awards winners. The project partners, Credit Valley Conservation…
Feds invest in Indigenous-led climate solutions and stewardship
While countries from around the world are in Montreal, Quebec for the 15th United Nations’ Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15), Canada is championing both the…
PwC report highlights continued shortcomings in ESG reporting
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Canada has unveiled its second Canadian ESG reporting study that assessed the ESG maturity of Canada’s top 250 publicly traded companies, as measured…
Progress, protection and partnership for biodiversity at COP15
From December 7–19, 2022, Canada is welcoming the Parties to the United Nations’ Convention on Biological Diversity in Montréal, Quebec, for COP15, which will focus…
Symposium offers strategies for a new era in excess soils
Today the Excess Soils Symposium is providing a first-rate update on the business of excess soils and new regulations impacting construction and cleanup projects. This…
Dr. Jessica Akande joins Canadian Water Network as program advisor
The Canadian Water Network (CWN) team recently announced that Dr. Jessica Akande has joined the organization as a program advisor. “I am thrilled to have…
Survey says young professionals want bigger role in climate action
A new survey by global professional services company GHD reveals that nearly 80 per cent of its young workforce, largely comprised of graduate engineers, designers…
Regardless of global progress, Canadian clean economy set to grow green jobs
A new report indicates how clean growth and climate action will benefit Canadian communities and workers — if Canadians continue taking climate action, advancing context-specific…
CSA report explores eight opportunities to build circular economy
Canada ranks among the top waste-producing countries around the world. By 2050, annual global waste generation is projected to grow by 70 per cent and…
Canada marks a milestone in climate adaptation strategy
Today marks another important step forward to equip Canadians to face the mounting impacts of a changing climate. With the release of Canada’s National Adaptation…
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…
Green Building Council guide to climate change resilience
The World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) recently launched a new industry guide on “Climate Change Resilience in the Built Environment,” collating effective and practical steps…
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…
Conceptualizing the circular economy in the built environment
Motivated by immediate environmental priorities such as climate change and marine plastic debris, the concept of Circular Economy (Circularity or CE) is often interpreted to…
Ontario launches consultation on proposed changes to the Greenbelt
Ontario’s Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing has launched a 30-day consultation on a proposal to expand the Greenbelt by approximately 2,000 acres and facilitate…
New actions to address emissions from North American oil and gas sector
At the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, and John Kerry, Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, together…
Report highlights the business case for environmental sustainability
While organizations recognize the sustainability requirement and most have announced net zero commitments, there is still a gap between long-term ambition and short-term concrete actions,…
Walking the walk with WSP at COP27’s Canadian pavilion
More than 33,000 delegates from over 200 countries around the world have come together to discuss climate action at the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference,…
QUEST Canada launches campaign to overcome net-zero limitations
QUEST Canada has launched its two-week-long awareness-raising campaign, asking policy makers, businesses, energy providers, energy sector decision-makers and Canadians from across the country, “Why are…
Accountability for a just transition: why COP27 must look beyond emissions
In the heat of Sharm El Sheikh, discussions started on November 6, 2022 that will determine how, over the next years, we address the defining…
Proposed amendment for Ontario excess soils regulations
Ontario’s Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) is proposing to amend O. Reg. 406/19: On-Site and Excess Soil Regulation (“Excess Soil Regulation”). To…
Pollution Probe announces recipient of 2022 award: Edward Burtynsky
The Pollution Probe Award is a highlight of Pollution Probe’s Annual Conference and Gala, which celebrates the achievements of those working towards tangible environmental outcomes.…