Saturday, August 30, 2025
New solar garden coming to Halifax Regional Municipality
The future of clean energy in West Petpeswick is looking bright with a new solar garden scheduled to be installed on Halifax Regional Municipality’s eastern…
environment
Market Watch: Clean economy incentives to ease economic instability
General Market Commentary The Bank of Canada recently released its Financial Stability Report, an assessment of the resilience of the Canadian financial system and focuses…
Sustainable Finance Summit in Montreal puts the spotlight on low-carbon economy
Nearly 1,000 participants have gathered for the 5th edition of the Sustainable Finance Summit, organized by Finance Montréal and held at New City Gas on…
Canada’s largest battery storage facility opens ahead of schedule
The Oneida Energy Storage Project has officially commenced commercial operations. The project was completed ahead of schedule and under budget and is the largest battery…
Prime Minister appoints new cabinet, including new environment minister
Today, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the members of Canada’s new Ministry. Canadians elected this new government with a strong mandate to define a new…
WSP awarded contact for nuclear waste storage project
WSP in Canada (WSP) has been named as the vendor of choice for the design and engineering contract for the Deep Geological Repository (DGR) by…
Business and policy forum examines climate readiness gaps, highlights industry solutions
Attendees were blown away by Blair Feltmate’s keynote at the 2025 Business + Policy Forum, presented by the Ontario Environment Industry Association (ONEIA) on May…
Lessons Learned: AI for writing specialized technical reports
By Tom Li, Daniel Weng and Rachel Kim Contaminated site investigators and remediation professionals aren’t necessarily artificial intelligence (AI) experts or even AI enthusiasts. But…
Ontario engineers advocate for increased use of recycled materials
As part of the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE) professional development series, engineers recently gathered to discuss how the increased use of Recycled Crushed…
George Brown College launches new programs to build green workforce
In March 2025, the Minister of Jobs and Families, Steven MacKinnon, announced $67 million for 10 projects to train nearly 29 300 tradespeople with high-demand skills for…
New funds for remediating damaged wetlands across Alberta
The Alberta government is investing $8.7 million to construct new wetlands and restore damaged wetlands across the province. Alberta’s wetlands play an important role in…
Science, engineering and art merge to shine a light on airborne pollution
York University researchers are working to make invisible air pollution visible through an innovative project that merges art, science and engineering. Focusing on the threats…
GTA industrial facility achieves zero-carbon building design certification
Pure Industrial, one of Canada’s leading providers of industrial real estate, announced that its property Lakeridge Logistics Centre (LLC) has achieved Zero-Carbon Building™ (ZCB) Design…
Clearing Canada’s Hot Air: Are we up to the task?
By Mark Douglas Wessel It was the first time Canada came out with a higher ranking than the United States. And yet, not a cause…
ArcelorMittal in Que. faces 200 charges under the Fisheries Act
On April 30, 2025, Environment and Climate Change Canada Enforcement laid 200 charges against ArcelorMittal Canada inc. for violation of subsection 36(3) of the Fisheries Act. Under subsection 36(3) of the Fisheries Act, it is…
How SME manufacturers can lead Canada’s green transition
Small and medium-sized manufacturers across Canada are facing a defining moment. As larger organizations look to green their supply chains, and governments tighten regulations, manufacturers…
Restoring oil wells back to nature with new ecological methods
In what could represent a milestone in ecological restoration, researchers have implemented a method capable of restoring peatlands at tens of thousands of oil and…
Ontario government must answer for climate record in historic youth climate case
The youth-led Mathur case is heading back to court. Today, the Supreme Court of Canada has rejected Ontario’s request to appeal a landmark decision from…
B.C. streamlines permitting process for renewable energy projects
The Province of British Columbia is taking action to speed up permitting for renewable-energy projects to meet growing demand for clean power, address climate change…
Let’s Talk Science report highlights impact of environmental programming for youth
Climate change is a key challenge and threat of our time. Reducing reliance on fossil fuels and plastics and transitioning to sustainable energy and materials…
Environmental Trust Fund supports 196 projects in New Brunswick
Nearly 200 community-based projects across the Province of New Brunswick are sharing $9.7 million from the Environmental Trust Fund. The 196 initiatives have a range…
Carney calls for strength across the nation and protection of natural resources
Led by Mark Carney, the Liberal Party of Canada will form a fourth consecutive government, with minority status, which took longer to determine than usual.…
How green bond labelling impacts investment behaviour
The Smart Prosperity Institute, a Canadian research network and think tank, has shared significant new research findings on green bonds and sustainable finance. The study…
Cleanup project provides insights into puzzling complexities of PFAS
By Saul Chernos PFAS levels contaminate drinking water in over 20 counties in North Carolina. Forever chemical found in mineral water from several European countries.…