Saturday, April 19, 2025
The balancing act of oil and clean energy investment
By Andrea Zanon Last year, both the United States and Canada have increased their oil and gas production, reaching record targets and profits. In fact,…
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PFAS in Mining: How to manage potential impacts, risks, and challenges
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…
Market Watch: Feds continue to support clean fuel production projects
General Market Commentary The Bank of Canada held its target interest rate at 5% on March 6, 2024. The Bank is continuing its policy of…
CNC selects Stantec to provide environmental consulting services for Crawford Nickel Project
Canada Nickel Company (CNC) has selected Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, to provide professional environmental consulting services for the Crawford Nickel…
From Ambition to Action: Navigating the path forward for progress on climate change
The COP28 climate summit in Dubai brought together voices from nearly every country on the planet. In the end, they agreed on a resolute and…
Brownie Awards 2024 accepting nominations for outstanding projects and leaders
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…
IETA seeks collaborators for information hub on carbon markets
Without robust carbon markets, there’s arguably no net zero. A carbon market allows investors and corporations to trade both carbon credits and carbon offsets simultaneously. …
Yukon government to undertake remediation on the abandoned Minto mine site
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…
Transform Your Passion into Purpose with RRU’s Environmental Programs – Sponsored
[Sponsored Story] Are you passionate about making a difference in the environment? Do you dream of tackling climate change head-on and advocating for a sustainable…
Harnessing alternative structures for net zero carbon communities
As we deal with the serious problems of climate change and development, it is important to plan for healthy outcomes in cities. As a major…
Exploring alternative systems and cleantech for wastewater treatment
Many readers of Environment Journal will be familiar with the concept of distributed power generation, defined somewhat loosely as the usually small-scale generation of electricity…
Women’s Work: Influential female leadership impacting the environment industry
As an enthusiastic student, I became involved in the school council’s Women’s Issues Network, working with amazing young women who were collectively advocating for women’s…
Canadian mining leaders and stakeholders converge at PDAC 2024
More than 30,000 mineral exploration industry leaders, companies, executives, government representatives, students, scientists, and those involved or interested in mineral exploration and development are coming…
Canadian business leaders see opportunity for AI to drive progress in sustainability initiatives
A new global study by the IBM Institute for Business Value found that while a majority of organizations recognize sustainability as important to their business…
Call2Recycle and Greentec expand partnership to increase battery recycling
Call2Recycle, Canada’s leading battery collection and recycling program, and Greentec, a leader in reverse logistics and recycling solutions for end-of-life electronic waste, announced today that they have signed…
Feds release report to guide path for tidal energy projects in Bay of Fundy
The development and expansion of renewable energy can be key to advancing Canada’s climate objectives, and the powerful tides of the Bay of Fundy on…
North Bay seeks to advance PFAS remediation project at Jack Garland Airport
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…
A sensory adventure inspired by COP15 opens in Montreal
Following the historic signing of the COP15 agreements, which many have referred to as the “Montréal moment”, a brand new immersive exhibition called Root for Nature, produced…
Report shows retrofit projects benefits from inclusion across the municipality
Municipalities are responsible for about 50 per cent of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions produced across Canada. A new report emphasizes that incorporating multiple community priorities…
City of Nanaimo accepting environmental project applications
The City of Nanaimo is accepting applications for two separate grants, providing funding for community environmental projects that will help implement goals of the City…
Policy POV: Breaking down energy silos for a net-zero future
By Richard Carlson Canada’s climate goals to reach net-zero GHG emissions by 2050 requires a clear transition plan. Government and industry stakeholders have started to…
Ontario RPRA’s excess soil fees on the rise as of April 1
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…
Ovivo acquires E2metrix to offer an integrated solution for PFAS in water
Ovivo Inc., a global provider of water and wastewater treatment equipment, technologies and systems, has acquired E2metrix Inc., a Sherbrooke, Quebec-based technology company which specializes…
CIB commits $138.2 million to Nova Scotia energy storage project
The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) is committing $138.2 million to support the development of Atlantic Canada’s largest planned energy storage project by Nova Scotia Power…