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In this recent Alberta arbitration case, the employer had been dealing with safety issues involving excessive carbon monoxide levels.

On March 7, 2016, TransCanada Corporation announced its plan to exit three Power Purchase Arrangements (PPAs) as a result of changing emissions laws in Alberta, which TransCanada claims have rendered the PPAs unprofitable.

From the government's standpoint, its commitment to a higher carbon price and more stringent emission reduction targets will lend credibility to and underpin the climate change policy measures it will be introducing in the coming months.

In an earlier post, we reported on the Ontario Government's Bill 135, which is titled the Energy Statute Law Amendment Act, 2015.

The Ontario government has introduced Bill 138, Ending Coal for Cleaner Air Act, 2013, to confirm their longstanding decision to end the use of coal at Ontario’s electricity generating facilities and to prohibit new stand-alone coal-fired generating facilities.

Yesterday, I mentioned two sobering reports from last week on our climate prospects.

On Thursday, October 22, 2015 the Ontario Court of Justice released its decision on a motion for summary judgment in a civil action for damages arising from environmental contamination.

Will pollution exclusion clauses stand up in commercial general liability insurance policies? The Ontario Court of Appeal says yes, when they are directed at activities likely to cause traditional soil and water pollution.

Until August 30th, 2023, Environment and Climate Change Canada ("ECCC") is welcoming comments from players in the grocery industry to tailor new pollution prevention...

Indigenous Ecuadorian villagers can try again to enforce a controversial $18 billion environmental damage award against Texaco in Canada.

The federal government has released draft legislative proposals and regulatory framework outlining how it plans to establish a price for carbon pollution across the country.

The Ontario government announced earlier this week the signing of an MOU between Ontario, Quebec, and Manitoba to link their respective cap and trade programmes.

The United Kingdom’s Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists have released a position paper, recommending that pregnant women be advised about potential risks from daily life chemical exposures.

In 2021, the federal government listed "plastic manufactured items" ("PMI") as toxic substances under Schedule 1 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 ("CEPA").

On October 24, 2018, the federal government announced its intention to move forward with a federal carbon pricing system beginning in 2019.

On April 13, 2015, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne announced that her province will join Québec and California’s cap-and trade-program for the regulation of greenhouse gas emissions.

Today, the Ontario Court of Appeal released its decision confirming that the federal Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act (the "GGPPA" or the "Act") is constitutional.