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An Ontario Court has dismissed the challenge by Grain Farmers of Ontario of a Regulation made under the Pesticides Act.

Earlier this year, the Council of the European Union agreed on two new directives that will form cornerstones of the European Green Deal and have far-reaching implications...

Former directors and officers of Northstar Aerospace were the last line of defence between the Ontario Ministry of the Environment and environmental contamination.

Navigating the ever-changing landscape of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) can pose challenges.

Kimco Steel Sales Limited, which operates a Kingston waste transfer site, was fined $25,000 plus a victim fine surcharge of $6,250 for depositing auto fluff on an illegal dump site.

In 2012, the government of B.C. passed legislation that would eliminate any limitation period previously applicable to actions to recover the costs of environmental remediation under the Environmental Management Act.

In St. Mary’s Cement v. Clarington (Municipality), 2011 ONSC 4631, an industrially zoned, operating cement company proposed to supplement its fuel with alternative fuel derived from recycled materials.

Computer animations can be a powerful form of demonstrative evidence, but it has been surprisingly hard for them to gain much traction in Canadian courts.

Alberta may not often be perceived as a leader in environmental regulation, but they do some things much better than we do in Ontario.

This major reform comes more than 40 years after the adoption of the Environment Quality Act.

Cheryl Woodin, Laura Gill, Michael Theroux and Rebecca Taylor write in JWN Energy on how Vancouver City Council recently passed a motion to fund a proposed...

Congratulations to the Village of Cumberland, BC, for adopting an ambitious Water Conservation Plan, including universal metering and pay-per-use.

Ecojustice has launched a lawsuit on behalf of Aamjiwnaaang First Nation members, Ron Plain and Ada Lockridge, alleging that the cumulative effects of government approved pollution in Sarnia’s Chemical Valley amounts to a violation of their human rights under sections 7 and 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

The Assessment Review Board has heard an appeal from the tax assessment of a couple who say their valuation should be reduced because of a nearby wind farm.

Dianne continues to be a popular speaker, and is presenting at the Ontario Bar Association Annual Institute today on Environmental Torts since Smith v. Inco.

The US Congress has cut the budget of the American Environmental Protection Agency by 16%, with especial cuts to programs to fight climate change and pollution of air and water.

In our previous Project Law blog post, we discussed the triggers for project Impact Assessment, as well as the transition provisions for existing projects, and provisions to substitute assessment...