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The proposed objective of the draft roadmap is to prevent textile and apparel waste from going to landfill or incineration or being discharged into the environment as pollution.

Certified as a specialist in both Civil Litigation and Environmental Law by the Law Society of Ontario, Natalie Mullins brings to her clients not only an intimate understanding...

As climate change increases the intensity of storms, and as insurers become more reluctant to insure basements that are known to flood, we notice more and more lawsuits against municipalities for basement floods.

The latest draft Approvals Reform regulations are another small step in the right direction.

Ontario was at the forefront of environmental legislation when it passed the EBR.

A review of two books discussing environmental issues.

Ontario’s "Aboriginal Consultation Guide for Preparing a Renewable Energy Approval Application" which provides guidance and direction on the Aboriginal consultation requirements for renewable energy projects under Ontario Regulation 359/09 under the Environmental Protection Act was finalized on September 4, 2013.

On July 1, 2015, new regulatory requirements for the sale and use of neonicotinoid-treated seeds in Ontario will start to come into effect, to protect bird and bee health.

On April 26, 2018, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, announced new regulations under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 ...

Ontario’s process for making Crown land available for renewable energy projects continues into its second phase as the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) invite the public to provide input on where, when and how the Government should make Crown land available for off-shore wind projects.

On June 2, 2008, the premiers of Ontario and Quebec signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) committing the two provinces to establish a joint greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions cap-and-trade regime.

Recently, the Ontario Minister of Environment and Climate Change announced the creation of a $100 million Municipal GHG Challenge Fund.

Ontario's MOECC has confirmed that a decision has been made to proceed with amended regulations to facilitate the linkage of Ontario's Cap and Trade program with California and Quebec.

On January 30 and 31, the Ontario Environmental Review Tribunal (Tribunal) heard a series of motions in the appeals of a Renewable Energy Approval (REA) issued to Conestogo Wind LP (Conestogo Wind) for a Class 4 wind facility in Mapletown Township, County of Wellington, Ontario.

On September 14, 2018, the government of Ontario filed a statement of particulars in the constitutional challenge of the federal government's Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act filed on August 1, 2018.

The Province of Ontario recently announced that the implementation of the new Excess Soil Regulation, O. Reg 406/19: On-Site and Excess Soil Management (O. Reg 406/19)...

The Ontario Ministry of the Environment recently published final environmental penalties regulations under the Environmental Protection Act and the Ontario Water Resources Act and several related guidance documents.