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CAPP says environmental groups should be held to same anti-greenwashing standards as oil sectorThe federal government passed a law in June that says corporations must be able to provide evidence to support their environmental claims.EnvironmentSep 5
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Municipalities say Alberta oilpatch policies harming tax base, environmental oversightThe province is reviewing how assets in regulated industries are taxed.EnvironmentAug 22
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Drone video shows 40-foot pleasure craft sinking off False Creek dockCoast Guard’s Marine Environmental Hazard Response officers were also called and are working with the owner and a contractor to relfoat the vessel, the Coast Guard confirmed.EnvironmentSep 11
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No takers for Alberta program offering partial credit for partial oil and gas well cleanupDaryl Bennett of the Alberta Surface Rights Federation said the program could reduce payments to owners while leaving the worst environmental liabilities on their land untouched.EnvironmentSep 6
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Green housing in London, Ont., being supported by $425k in federal fundingLondon Environmental Network's Non-profit Resiliency Project is working to help multi-unit residential buildings owned by low-income non-profits hit net zero emissions.CanadaAug 12
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‘Pervasive environmental issue’: Microplastics levels high in Toronto-caught fishFillets from fish caught along Toronto's waterfront have up to 12 times more microplastics per serving than some common store-bought alternatives, newly released research suggests.EnvironmentJul 17
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Lake Okanagan Resort owes $47K in fines: Ministry of EnvironmentIn January, the Environmental Appeal Board fined the company that owns Lake Okanagan Resort for repeatedly failing to achieve wastewater treatment and effluent disposal compliance.CanadaJul 16
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‘War’ on B.C. deciduous forests: Environmental groups call for end to herbicide useThe province sprays thousands of hectares of B.C. forest with the herbicide glyphosate, and it's causing more harm than good, Stop the Spray BC members said in Peachland.FireJul 5
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First Nations launch challenge of Site C damA group of First Nations has filed a lawsuit over a massive hydroelectric dam proposed in northeastern British Columbia, arguing the project would have a devastating impact on their traditional land.Dec 31, 1969
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Montreal activists seeking federal environmental review of Northvolt plantActivists are demanding a federal environmental assessment be held on the impact Northvolt's EV battery making plant will have on the local eco-system.CanadaJun 25
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Piikani Nation Elders speak out against Crowsnest Pass coal mining projectMembers of Piikani Nation say the Grassy Mountain coal mining project would have detrimental impacts on the environment for generations to come.CanadaSep 17
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SCO takes province, Hydro to court over ‘dying’ Lake WinnipegThe Southern Chiefs' Organization, which represents more than 30 Manitoba First Nations, filed a statement of claim at the Court of King's Bench.EnvironmentSep 19
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FDA launches probe after study finds trace toxic metals in tampon brandsThe U.S. FDA has launched an investigation into the safety of tampons following a study that found trace amounts of toxic metals, such as arsenic and lead, in various brands.ConsumerSep 11
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Cambridge-Guelph passenger rail service ‘long overdue’ as project moves forwardThe concept would see a new rail line on Pinebush Road in Cambridge travel to Guelph Central Station where passengers can transfer to Union Station in Toronto.Canada5 hours
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North Vancouver hatchery lets students get up-close and personal with salmonWith support from the North Vancouver District Fire Fighters' Charitable Society, the Seymour Salmon Hatchery is teaching kids about the lives of salmon and salmon conservation.EducationSep 16
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Oilsands sector remains under pressure despite silence after greenwashing law: think tankCanada's oilsands industry remains under pressure to reduce its greenhouse gas footprint, even as companies have clamped down on public communications.CanadaSep 19
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Public money could help finance Alberta oil and gas site cleanups: Energy ministerThe issue of how to fund cleanups at a time when conventional oil and gas is declining has brought the Alberta government into conflict with landowners and rural municipalities.EnvironmentSep 16
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B.C. fines Coastal GasLink $590K for pipeline ‘deficiencies’British Columbia's Environment Assessment Office has fined Coastal GasLink Pipeline Ltd. $590,000 for "deficiencies" in the construction of its pipeline crossing the province.EnvironmentSep 12
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Alberta Energy Regulator imposing penalty on Imperial Oil amid ongoing Kearl investigationOn Thursday, the regulator said its investigation found that industrial wastewater bypassed a seepage interception system.EnvironmentAug 22
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A car has been submerged in an Alberta lake for nearly 1 yearA rural resident northeast of Edmonton is getting the runaround in his attempt to get a car removed from an area lake that's been submerged for nearly one year.EnvironmentSep 9