A state of emergency in Ontario’s Chemical Valley
Aamjiwnaang First Nation took the extreme measure after spikes in carcinogenic benzene were measured in...
Many birds are named for enslavers, colonizers and white supremacists. That’s about to change
Black birdwatchers on the practice’s racist history, the move to rename North America’s feathered species...
‘She’s out here trailblazing’: these 10 Black environmentalists are building community
Black Canadian scientists, researchers and environmental advocates discuss the importance of mentors, protégés and friends...
Alberta officials did nothing wrong when an oilsands leak went unreported for 9 months, report finds
Nearby Indigenous communities were not notified of Imperial Oil’s months-long Kearl oilsands leak. First Nations...
Doug Ford says building on the Greenbelt will help immigrants achieve the ‘Ontario dream’. Here’s why he’s (still) wrong
Doug Ford says any houses built on formerly protected Greenbelt lands will help young people...
Canada lacks data on how wildfire smoke affects minority communities, experts say
With a vast majority of Black, Indigenous and people of colour living in overheated areas,...
Chemicals are forever: a new factory opens near Lake Nipissing, where water is already contaminated
Imagine driving down a two-lane road on a sunny day in northeastern Ontario, just east...
Not everyone in Canada can swim. A former Olympic coach in Waterloo is trying to change that
By teaching Black and other racialized people to swim for free, Jacky Beckford-Henriques and her...
‘A toxic soup’: why a Winnipeg neighbourhood is fighting for its right to a healthy environment
Lead, dust and soil so contaminated it isn’t fit for food gardens are a part...
