‘It just takes too damn long’: How Canada’s law for protecting at-risk species is failing
It can take years for declining plant and animal species to make it on to...
Major gaps in mining regulations flagged in environment commissioner’s report
Missed on-site inspections, gaps in data and a lack of monitoring among concerns raised
Fishers, First Nations fight Northern Pulp mill’s proposed effluent pipeline into ocean
After half a century of discharging contaminated waste into Boat Harbour, the Nova Scotia mill...
Alberta’s energy regulator ordered to take a new approach to punishing environmental crimes
A recent ruling aims to curtail conflicts of interest and corporate greenwashing via ‘creative sentencing,’...
Newfoundland’s offshore oil gamble
The largest oil spill in the province’s history has researchers calling for stronger oversight while...
How B.C. quietly found a way to permit natural gas plants without environmental reviews
Internal documents released via Freedom of Information laws show that, while the B.C. government was...
Canada won’t perform an environmental review of most new oilsands projects. Here’s why.
The future of development in Alberta’s oilsands lies in underground, steam-assisted operations that represent some...
B.C. launches first ever rules to regulate fossils
From dinosaur bones to ancient plant life, hundreds of thousands of fossils have been taken...
B.C. environmental assessment overhaul marred by deficiencies, scientists say
Nearly 180 scientists say impending legislation leaves the task of collecting evidence for major project...
