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Dianne is quoted in this week’s Lawyers Weekly about the hard-won "special review" of glyphosate, a weed-control product that contains the pesticide polyoxyethylene tallow amines, and is also known as Roundup.

I was amazed, and appalled, to learn how the common, but toxic, dry cleaning solvent, perchloroethylene, can build up in clothes.

As previously reported in Environmental Law News (Fall 2009), the first reports for priority toxic substances from facilities regulated by Ontario’s Toxics Reduction Act, 2009 are due June 1, 2011.

On March 5, 2026, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) and Health Canada (HC) published...

The deadline for meeting reporting requirements of the Notice with respect to certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances issued by Environment Canada and Climate Change (ECCC)...

In the race to become a global leader in green energy, the province of Ontario has announced the third round of new contract offers under the Ontario Power Authority’s Feed-In Tariff Program.

Will the world's largest atomic fallout exclusion zone one day host the world's largest solar farm?

Toxic chemicals may be triggering the recent increases in neurodevelopmental disabilities among children—such as autism, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, and dyslexia.

On May 31, 2016, the Canadian and United States governments announced the designation of eight "chemicals of mutual concern" under the 2012 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA).

At the end of February, Environment and Climate Change Canada posted a notice about its "first-ever imprisonment" of a dry cleaner under the tetrachloroethylene regulations.

The Ontario government recently voted in Committee to remove Schedule 10 from Bill 66, Restoring Ontario's Competitiveness Act.

On May 17, 2016, the Federal Court released its decision in another judicial review brought by the David Suzuki Foundation, among others, in Équiterre and David Suzuki Foundation v Minister of Health (Canada).

This week, the Ontario government introduced Bill 167, the “Toxics Reduction Act, 2009”, which is intended to give Ontarians better disclosure about the use and release of toxic substances in their communities.

On October 24, the Utah Board of Oil, Gas and Mining approved a new rule requiring companies to use FracFocus, the US’s national hydraulic fracturing chemical registry, to report the amount and types of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") to produce oil and gas.

The Canadian government has published a proposed Order to add plastic microbeads to the Toxic Substances List and has announced it is developing regulations to ban their use.

In 2002, at the World Summit on Sustainable Development, the international community adopted an ambitious target for world wide sound management of chemicals and hazardous wastes by 2020:

The PMRA is required to consult with the public upon making a decision to grant a registration application of a product.

After 22 years of study, and intense political maneuvering, the US Environmental Protection Agency has formally classified TCE (trichloroethene, also called trichloroethylene) as a carcinogen, as well as a non-cancer hazard to human health.

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.