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A U.S. biodiversity group has petitioned the Commission for Environmental Cooperation, alleging that Canada has failed to enforce its species at risk law by failing to list and protect polar bears as endangered species.

Access to some federal and provincial environmental monitoring data on air, water, land and biodiversity in the oil sands is now available.

On May 14, 2011, Environment Canada issued a notice extending a filing deadline for their federal GHG and National Pollutant Release Inventory programs until June 17, 2011.

Cape Cod Baywatch and Pilgrim Watch residents have given notice of their intent to sue Entergy for water pollution and fish kills caused by its Massachusetts nuclear plant.

In this chapter, Karen MacMillan and Khaled Abdel-Barr discuss the relevant authorities and legislation, mineral and land rights, foreign ownership and indigenous ownership requirements and restriction, taxes and royalties, as well as environmental and health and safety considerations.

Following the Deepwater Horizon Macondo incident, the British Petroleum blowout in the Gulf of Mexico, the government of Newfoundland and Labrador commissioned an independent study into the preparedness and ability of provincial agencies to respond to an off-shore crisis. Captain Mark Turner, an expert in marine safety and environmental management, was retained to assess the current regulatory framework and the ability of the province to respond to an incident.

The government of Saskatchewan has approved SaskPower’s construction of the $1.24 billion Boundary Dam Integrated Carbon Capture Storage Demonstration Project.

As part of an effort to reduce the U.S. federal deficit, the Democratic Party-controlled Senate is calling for the repeal of $2 billion in tax breaks for the five largest oil companies.

They also explore why environmental regulation is such a tricky issue in Canada and how it all relates to discussions about tackling climate change.

Nimonik has launched a valuable database of checklists for many industrial purposes at http://www.WikiChecklists.com.

Ecojustice has provided another public service: Environmental Hansard, an easy-to-use website that collects, organizes and distills federal political dialogue on the environment.

Venetia Whiting is moderating a panel at the OBA's Ontario Legal Conference: Municipal, Planning & Environmental Law.

Who is responsible for pollution from contract farms: the family farm, or the multi-national food company who controls everything that they do?

Aren’t we lucky to live in this beautiful place?

Ashford Cleaners Inc., a Toronto dry cleaner operating in Toronto, Ontario, is one of the first to pay the new, higher fines for offences under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, as it was amended last year.Ashfor Cleaners agreed to pay $60,000 to the Environmental Damages Fund to publish an article regarding the results of their case in a textile industry magazine.

The particulate was accidentally released out of the top of the silo and into the natural environment.

Leading Quebec environmental lawyer, Jean Piette, advises that substantial changes have been made to the Act on Environmental Quality in Quebec.