On January 4th, 2019, the Ontario Environmental Review Tribunal ("Tribunal" or "ERT") issued another decision in the long list of dismissed appeals of wind turbine approvals ...

Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians v. Coachella Valley Water District, Case No. 15-55896, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Tallman, Christen and Kennelly JJ.), 7 March 2017.

On June 21, 2024, the B.C. government filed a proposed national class action in the Supreme Court of British Columbia against manufacturers of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)...

On February 6 and 8, 2018, the Canadian government introduced Bills C-68 and C-69, respectively, which introduce several major changes to Canada's federal regime for the assessment of federally regulated projects and regulation of waterways.

The dispute in Grape Island Property Owners Association Inc. v. Corporation of the City of Orillia, 2025 ONSC 1480 involved a property owners association of cottagers and full-time residents...

Neighbours owe each other a duty of care not to cause damage to the other's property. One of the major sources of potential damage is water flooding from sump pump run off

On January 31, 2019, the Ontario Court of Appeal released its decision in Belwood Lake Cottagers Association Inc. v. Ontario (Environment and Climate Change), 2019 ONCA 70.

Will citizen group litigation and the threat of personal liability stop fluoridation of drinking water in Ontario?

The expanded assessment and planning requirements, if adopted, could also significantly increase the paper burden and compliance costs of owners and operators.

Litigation between buyers and sellers often concerns whether or not a seller had an obligation to disclose deficiencies with a property that were discovered after closing.

The BC government introduced a first reading of the Water Sustainability Act, the culmination of a 4-year initiative to modernize the 100-year old Water Act.

The British Columbia Government has finally brought into effect portions of the long awaited Water Sustainability Act (WSA).

Royal Assent was recently granted to amendments to the Fisheries Act.

Licencees are responsible for the safe operation and maintenance of any works constructed under their licences.

Canadian environmental legislation contains significant enforcement powers, including the ability of officials to conduct inspections and/or obtain and execute search warrants.

Climate change is worsening flooding but it will also bring faster spring runoffs, hotter summers, more evaporation and droughts.

On July 3, 2025, Alberta's Minister of Environment and Protected Areas, Rebecca Schulz, issued a press release urging the federal government to abandon...

Drinking water quality on Indigenous reserves stands to improve thanks to recently announced federal funding ...

Prospective buyers of a condominium unit in Ontario have the right to obtain a status certificate that is supposed to provide them with essential information about the physical and financial situation...

Ecojustice has intervened in an appeal before Ontario’s Environmental Review Tribunal, hoping that they will enforce a public trust in water resources.