Benoit Charette
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COVID-19 pandemic helped Quebec top its emissions target: environment ministerQuebec cut emissions from greenhouse gases by almost 27 per cent compared to 1990 levels between 2013-2020.EnvironmentDec 21, 2022
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Quebec announces $46 million in funding for citizen led climate initiativesEnvironment Minister Benoit Charette made the announcement on Sunday after meeting with the Quebec delegation at the COP27 climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.CanadaNov 13, 2022
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Quebec smelter will reduce arsenic emissions to five times provincial normGlencore's operations have been a cause for serious concern after studies have shown that local residents have higher rates of lung cancer than the provincial average.CanadaAug 18, 2022
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Quebec allows copper smelter in northwest to emit arsenic levels 5 times provincial normThe Horne copper smelter, owned by Switzerland-based Glencore, is located in Rouyn-Noranda, and is currently allowed to emit 100 nanograms of arsenic per cubic metre of air.EnvironmentAug 15, 2022
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Quebec tables last-minute bill to increase royalties on commercial water useThe last-minute motion is highly unlikely to pass, with just three days left before the legislature breaks for summer. Instead, turning into a CAQ electoral promise.PoliticsJun 8, 2022
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Laval, Que. residents, environment groups demand solution to river contaminationResidents have been noticing a stream turning grey over a dozen times in recent years, and the government is facing pressure to address the problem.EnvironmentMar 28, 2022
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Quebec to inject $117M to help Montreal fight climate changeThe funding will be used toward installing more charging stations for electric vehicles, planting trees and the decarbonization of about 15 municipal buildings.CanadaMar 28, 2022
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Quebec anti-racism minister apologizes for mistakenly saying Black artist was dead at awards showThe minister also offered his condolences before those in the crowd begin to point out that Lamine Touré is, in fact, alive and well — and in the audience.CanadaMar 7, 2022
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Quebec touts ambitious plan to reduce waste, retailers ask for delayQuebec's new plan involves consumers paying deposits on all beverage containers between 100ml and 2L and putting the onus on beverage producers to recycle their own waste.EnvironmentJan 26, 2022
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Quebec rejects $14B natural gas project in Saguenay over environmental issuesGNL Quebec had proposed to build a plant in Port Saguenay, Que., to liquefy natural gas carried by a 780-kilometre pipeline from Western Canada.EnvironmentJul 21, 2021
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