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The Ontario government recently introduced Bill 185, the “Environmental Protection Amendment Act (Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading), 2009”. This new legislation proposes amendments to the Ontario “Environmental Protection Act” that would provide the regulatory authority to set up a greenhouse gas cap-and-trade system in Ontario.

On June 9, 2009, the Ontario Ministry of the Environment released the "Proposed Content for the Renewable Energy Approval Regulation under the Environmental Protection Act" (the Proposal).

Yesterday, the Ontario Ministry of the Environment issued a draft greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reporting regulation that requires specified facilities (such as electricity generators, metal manufacturers, petroleum refiners and general stationary combustion sources) emitting 25,000 tonnes or more per year of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) to report 2010 emissions in the year 2011 and annually thereafter.

With Canada's environmental landscape in constant flux, staying up to date on related legislative changes and potential pitfalls is vital for businesses.

The Pembina Institute think tank has issued a report on the opportunities and challenges facing Canada in the global transition to clean energy a market set to grow to $3 trillion by 2020.

The good news: What ever happened to spray drift?

The National Energy Board has responded strongly to recommendations on pipeline safety by the Alberta Pipeline Safety Review.

How much should municipalities have to pay to preserve sensitive areas? Windsor paid so dearly in Windsor (City) v. Paciorka, 2011 ONSC 2876, that other municipalities may be loath to try.

Following a recent loss in the Federal Court of Appeal, Minister of the Environment Leona Aglukkaq announced earlier this week that the federal government will introduce an Emergency Protection Order for the Greater Sage-Grouse, or at least for those of this rapidly declining species that happen to spend all of their time on Crown land.

A Canadian importer of small engines was recently convicted for violating the Canadian Environmental Protection Act ("CEPA").

On October 16, 2017 a sole director for the company Power Grow Systems Inc. was convicted for failing to comply with the terms and conditions of a Provisional Certificate of Approval ...

Who should pay the costs, when a public interest intervenor succeeds before an administrative tribunal?

On May 10, 2019 a transportation trucking company was fined $100,000 plus the 25% victim fine surcharge for discharging a contaminant into the natural environment contrary to the provisions of the EPA.

Successful non-suits of environmental prosecutions are rare. A non-suit is granted only when the Crown has failed to offer any evidence, no matter how manifestly unreliable, of the essential elements of the offences charged.

Neighbours of the notorious Sydney tar ponds expect their class action to be certified this month.

Here are three key questions that could improve the functioning of any Public Liaison Committee about a controversial facility.

The US Center for Health, Environment & Justice (CHEJ) and the Teamsters Office of Consumer Affairs released its report, the National Commission of Inquiry into Toxic Toys, on November 18.