Tag: environmental law
Federal enforcement lays five charges over mining pollution
Environment and Climate Change Canada enforces the laws that protect the air, water, and natural environment in Canada, and it takes pollution incidents and...
Plan for the Ban: Construction industry targeted in Canada’s federal plastics...
By: Talia Gordner, Julia Loney, Martin Thiboutot, Annik Forristal and Karel Peters
With the federal government facing mounting pressure to take steps to decrease Canadians’...
Policy POV: Why Canada is in the hot seat and how...
By Madison Gaffney, Esq.
Canada’s wildfire epidemic is an uphill battle for scientists, firefighters, and policymakers alike. The wildfire epidemic continues to rampage Canada. Black...
Husky Oil Operations fined for environmental offences in Newfoundland and Labrador
On April 26, 2024, in the Provincial Court of Newfoundland and Labrador, Husky Oil Operations Limited was ordered to pay $2 million after earlier pleading guilty to one...
Groundbreaking Brownfields Case: Budding legal minds explore the art of the...
By Saul Chernos
What does it take to be an environmental lawyer? Answers were in ample supply at the seventh edition of the Willms &...
NextGen Perspectives: Youth legal action over Ontario government’s climate targets
Can Canadian youth push federal and provincial governments to take action against climate change? Young people across the world have been fighting to secure...
Legally binding plastic pollution agreement set for Canada in 2024
Canada is committed to ending plastic pollution, starting with the launch of the Ocean Plastics Charter during the 2018 G7 Presidency, and followed by...
PFAS in Canadian Provinces: Where are the environmental regulations?
Per- and polyfluoroalkylated substances (PFAS) are all around us, in many places. You can find these persistent contaminants in our soils, water, and in...
New soil relocation rules now in effect for British Columbia
The British Columbia Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy has released new regulations for soil relocation in B.C. effective March 1, 2023.
The provincial...
Legal action launched for climate change-related damage
What would you do if you were a member of a municipal council frustrated by the lack of government action on climate change and...