Canada Pollution
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Inspections, prosecutions for polluting have dropped sharply in Canada since 2015Environment Canada has been doing fewer inspections, investigations and prosecutions over the last five years to enforce a law protecting people from toxic chemicals and air pollution.CanadaMay 31, 2020
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Ocean microplastic pollution at least double than previously thought, study suggestsResearchers say that the new levels of microplastic pollution now ranges from 12-125 trillion, up from the previous estimate of 5-50 trillion.EnvironmentMay 23, 2020
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Canada positioned itself as a world leader on climate change — is it?Pressure on Canada — and the rest of the world — to take a stronger stance on climate change mounted this week, during the United Nations Climate Action Summit.PoliticsSep 26, 2019
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Environment ministers set goal of cutting Canadian waste in half by 2040By 2030, they want to reduce the total amount of waste Canada throws out by 30 per cent; by 2040, they want to cut the quantity by 50 per cent.CanadaNov 23, 2018
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OECD says Canada’s carbon price is overly complex, difficult to implementA new report finds Canada lags behind other OECD nations in the amount of garbage that ends up in landfills and is the second-most carbon and energy-intensive economy.CanadaDec 19, 2017
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Arsenic at ‘Giant Mine’ in N.W.T. has contaminated water ‘indefinitely’: scientistA study of lakes suggests that the water around Yellowknife's Giant Mine won't return to its natural state for generations - if ever.CanadaAug 18, 2016
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