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On November 5, 2015 Canaport LNG Limited Partnership plead guilty to charges under the Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994 and the Species at Risk Act...

Canadian environmental case law during the past 18 months gave environmental lawyers much to talk about. Personal liability of directors and officers is more uncertain than ever ..

Because of the social, environmental, and political importance of reducing carbon emissions and switching to renewable sources of energy, the Environmental Protection Act requires wind opponents to show that a renewable energy project will cause serious harm to human health, or serious and irreversible harm to plant life, animal life or the natural environment.

The "Minister’s Requirement for Fees" sets out the fees that the MOE may charge for its review of Environmental Compliance Approval applications.

The Canadian federal government continues to introduce stricter environmental regulations impacting business practices. These regulatory updates demonstrate Canada's focus...

Natural Resources Canada has published an impressive list of 182 agreements that mining companies have entered into with aboriginal communities across Canada.

According to its 2008 Environmental Report, Boeing’s CO2 emissions from its facilities dropped 24 per cent from 2002 to 2007.

On June 25, 2015, Alberta's Environment Minister announced that the province will make changes to current climate change legislation, including the doubling of carbon levies from $15/tonne to $30/tonne by 2017.

One year after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, evidence continues to accumulate of the widespread distribution of radioactive elements, including plutonium, which pose significant threats to human health and the environment.

Fines of $201,500, plus the 25% victim fine surcharge, have been imposed on an environmental consultant, his company and its client, for violations of the Ontario Water Resources Act.

Congratulations to the Town of Caledon, on winning its long, uphill fight against the massive James Dick quarry, planned for a sensitive natural area.

On March 5, 2026, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) and Health Canada (HC) published...

The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency has initiated the 20-day public review process required under the Canadian Evironmental Assessment Act, 2012 for the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission Project.

Amidst the news that the Unites States will experience a second Trump administration, partner and head of Torys' Climate Change practice Tyson Dyck spoke...

Environmental data collection with citizen science devices could fill in some of the gaps created by government cutbacks, especially if combined with the NEON Big Data project.

The Alberta Public Utilities Commission is holding hearings into Capital Power’s application to be freed of its commitment to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from its Genesee coal-fired electrical generation plant.

On June 17, Dianne and Graham Rempe of the City Toronto’s Legal Services spoke on the issue of current environmental liabilities for municipalities.

Canada’s environmental review process for projects such as oil and gas pipelines did not have backlogs or other unreasonable delays that would justify the timelines imposed by the federal government last year, according to a study in the respected Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.