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Universal Resource Recovery pleaded guilty to 2 counts of discharging odours into the environment and was fined $80,000 for each count (total $160,000 + 25% victim fine surcharge, = $200,000).

Dalton McGuinty is Ontario’s greenest Premier, and his government has a strong environmental record (especially in contrast to our federal government!) But environmental groups are raising concerns about Bill 55, the proposed Strong Action for Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2012.

Environment Canada has posted a consultation paper on the development of regulations to establish maximum concentrations of BPA in industrial effluents. The regulations were originally proposed in a Risk Management Approach for BPA published in October 2008.

On December 5, 2018, BC released its new climate change plan, dubbed CleanBC.

Clifford Proudfoot, Christine Kowbel, Kinji Bourchier and Will Shaw were featured in the 2018 Chambers Environmental Law Guide.

On February 29, 2016, British Columbia's Environment Minister announced proposed amendments to the B.C. Environmental Management Act (EMA).

The sole corporate officer and director of Green Diesel Canada Ltd. has gone to jail, because his company breached a court order to pay restitution for illegal dumping.

Canada’s success in improving its environmental performance has been mixed, ranking 15 of the 17 OECD countries in its environmental performance, according to the Conference Board of Canada.

Amid the backdrop of evolving climate change trends and developments in Canada and worldwide, we decided it was an opportune time to survey the climate disclosure practice of 220 of Canada's largest public companies.

The order provisions of s.18(2) of the Environmental Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.E.19 were at issue in this case.

As a municipality, there's very little in daily life that you don't touch—everything from safety to economic development, transportation to drinking water.

Environmental groups will get a second chance to try to strike down regulations that weakened Ontario's protections for endangered species and their habitat.

The new environmental compliance approvals regime starts today in Ontario.

On July 23, 2018 the Court of Appeal for Newfoundland and Labrador in the case of Community Mental Health Initiative Inc. v. Summit Lounge Ltd. 2018 NLCA 42 upheld summary judgment dismissing a purchaser's claim ...

As we enter the final months of this unprecedented year, Gowling WLG's Environmental Law Group invites you to a three part webinar series highlighting recent changes in Canadian environmental law.

In Canada, the transportation sector accounts for approximately 24% of Greenhouse Gas ("GHG") emissions.

Check out the article by Jacquelyn Stevens and Anand Srivastava titled: What Is Your Risk Tolerance - Key Things to Think About when Buying or Selling a Dry Cleaning Business