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Volkswagen's parent company was charged in an international emissions scandal that broke two years ago, and last Tuesday, Ontario Ministry of Environment investigators raided Volkswagen Group Canada's Ajax offices.

TransCanada/Energy East's Application to develop an oil pipeline to run from Alberta and Saskatchewan refineries to Eastern Canada moved steps closer to a National Energy board hearing last week.

The threatened white beluga whales of the St. Lawrence or high-noise pipeline work?

A cabin owner illegally built a cabin within a conservation reserve.

Siloxane D5, a common ingredient in many cosmetics and other toiletries, is the first subject of an independent Environment Canada review of a prior decision identifying a substance as toxic.

Understanding the new "Canadian Environmental Assessment Act" and how it relates to provincial environmental assessment and planning legislation is critical to the success of your energy, infrastructure and resource projects.

On September 25, 2018, the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario released the 2018 Greenhouse Gas Progress Report: Climate Action in Ontario: What's Next?

On February 19, 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada declined to hear an appeal challenging a finding that settlement agreements reached through the Environmental Appeals Board's mediation process are privileged.

Critical debates have been sparked following the announcement by Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver of an overhaul of environmental assessment rules. So far it appears that voters have accepted that some change to environmental assessment rules is worthwhile, but the public will be paying close attention to the motives behind any change.

The Environmental Review Tribunal has dismissed an anti-wind appeal, because the neighbours opposed to the project did not file a proper notice of appeal.

On April 19, 2018 the Mackenzie Pulp Mill Corporation ("Mackenzie Mill") pled guilty, in the Provincial Court of British Columbia, to violating the provisions of the Fisheries Act.

This morning the Federal Court of Appeal (2018 FCA 153) quashed the federal government's Order in Council approving the TransMountain Expansion project.

Earlier this year, Environment Minister Peter Kent stated in the House of Commons that the federal government was going to look more carefully at shale gas extraction, and in particular the impact of fracturing technology.

On March 29, 2022, the Government of Canada released the "2030 Emissions Reduction Plan: Canada's Next Steps to Clean Air and a Strong Economy" – the first Emissions Reduction Plan issued under the Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act.

In this decision the Supreme Court of Canada ("SCC") ruled that a mining project located in territory covered by the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement (the "James Bay Agreement") must be reviewed under the "Canadian Environmental Assessment Act" ("CEAA") before Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) can issue an authorization for the destruction of fish habitat under s. 35(2) of the federal "Fisheries Act".

What does it say about our national priorities that our government won’t fund world class environmental research into the harm done by acid rain and climate change, has slashed Parks Canada unmercifully, but is happy to duplicate research into the alleged health effects of annoyance about wind energy?

On December 13th the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change announced its initiatives to promote energy-efficient homes.