environment
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Ontario shifting responsibility for Blue Box program to manufacturers
Government says moving the recycling program to producers would save municipalities more than $125 million annually.
Prairie provinces have no plans to put carbon tax stickers on pumps
Ontario has set Aug. 30 as a deadline for stations to have the stickers posted or face fines of up to $10,000 a day.
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Canada open to more limits on plastic waste exports: McKenna
Pushing her department to look at ways to do more to stop plastics from ending up on foreign shores.
Ottawa fines two coast guard ships for speeding in right whale protection zone
Since early June, eight right whales have died in Canadian waters, the worst death toll since 2017.
End of controversial pulp mill not a disaster for some woodlots
Deadline approaches for the Northern Pulp mill in Pictou County to stop sending effluent into a lagoon.
Ottawa opposing Saskatchewan’s move to have top court delay carbon tax case
Saskatchewan recently applied to have the top court push back its December hearing in order to better co-ordinate its challenge with ones from other provinces.
Trudeau seeks to highlight climate policy in visit to Canada’s Far North
Melting sea ice and increased shipping traffic have posed increased threats to many important local species, including sea birds, narwhals and bowhead whales.
Appeal of NEB pipeline jurisdiction decision ‘highly probable’: BC activist
Coastal GasLink is a 670-kilometre conduit currently under construction.
Trudeau says British Columbians really ‘get it,’ amid conservative wave
Says they understand the importance of investing in the environment in order to grow the economy.
California signs deal with 4 automakers to raise gas mileage [UPDATED]
Negotiations between the Trump administration and California over gas mileage have been at an impasse for months.
Cleanup crews on site after Baytex Energy pipeline leak in northeastern Alberta
Pipeline on the site about 45 kilometres southeast of Peace River has been shut down to stop the flow.
Canada mine waste prompts calls for better water protection
Want long-term water quality monitoring and to adopt a strict water quality standard for selenium.
Younger voters mobilizing to make federal election about climate change
Climate change has skyrocketed to the top of many lists of issues voters care about the most.
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Trudeau stresses balancing economy, environment during Stampede visit
Anger simmering in Alberta over handling of the pipeline file, carbon tax and overhaul of environmental reviews.
UNESCO gives Canada new deadline to preserve Wood Buffalo National Park
Canada’s largest national park under threat from hydro development and oilsands projects.
