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The Commission approved Canadian Nuclear Laboratories' (CNL) application to amend their operating licence to construct a near-surface disposal facility at Chalk River Laboratories.

The nuisance claim was rejected on the basis that the consultant did not own, occupy or possess the property, or any adjacent or nearby property impacted by the alleged contamination.

In 2010, Tom Gaglardi began redeveloping his family's recreational property on Kamloops Lake.

On March 13, the Canadian Sustainability Standards Board (CSSB) released Canadian Sustainability Disclosure Standards (CSDS) for public consultation.

Any Canadian resource company with operations abroad should be aware of the emerging trend of lawsuits against Canadian mining companies seeking damages for the alleged actions of their foreign subsidiaries.

Shawn and Trisha Drennan farm in the Township of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh, where K2 propose to develop a wind power project of 140 wind turbines.

Sustainable living does not have to end with your lifetime. In today’s increasingly eco-conscious world, more and more individuals are looking for ways to reduce their carbon footprint and leave things “greener” for future generations. Eco-friendly estate planning can integrate those values into practical decisions that reduce your environmental impact while caring for loved ones after your death.

Ontario’s Environmental Review Tribunal has refused to allow a developer to completely change its proposed grounds for seeking leave to appeal an Environmental Compliance Approval given to an existing industry, under the Environmental Bill of Rights and the Environmental Protection Act.

Yesterday the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the Corps of Engineers released a pre-publication, final version of a new rule defining the scope of "waters of the United States" under the Clean Water Act.

The Environmental Review Tribunal has granted a request to have expert witnesses testify via telephone conference call.

Two companies, Consbec Inc. and Bruman Construction Inc., were fined a collective total of $150,000 for failing to notify the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change of a fly-rock discharge.

The Environmental Damages Fund was established in 1995 to direct money received from fines and payments for environmental offences under 10 federal environmental statutes to worthy environmental projects.

Fielding Chemical can now sue the federal government for damages, for the extra costs it incurred in disposing of PCB waste because of federal orders closing the US border to PCB exports, and as a result of storing the PCB waste at its facility for additional years while losing the opportunity to use the land and equipment for other purposes.

Is a piece of flying rock really a discharge that must be reported under the Environmental Protection Act to the Spills Action Centre?

As business moves to incorporate sustainability into a central position in its planning and operations, our early focus at Bennett Jones on the legal aspects of that concept offers significant advantages to our clients.

On June 20, Canada has passed legislation aimed at curbing 'greenwashing' by corporations. The new law will prohibit certain environmental representations that are not based on adequate and proper substantiation...

In "Berendsen v. Ontario", the Ontario Court of Appeal recently overturned the trial judge’s finding of negligence against the province for depositing construction waste on agricultural property in the 1960s.