The Ontario Court of Appeal has released its decisions in the Ministry of the Environment’s appeals from Justice Geoffrey Morawetz in Re Nortel and Re Northstar.

As a key pillar in supporting the development of Ontario’s green economy, the Ontariogovernment established O. Reg. 359/09 (Renewable Energy Approvals) under the Environmental Protection Act, on September 24, 2009.

What are the safe ways to reuse grey water on site? On site water reuse promises many economic and environmental benefits, but could cause health problems if done badly.

Many environmental offences can be enforced either as a full-scale prosecution, where the maximum fines are enormous, or as a ticket, where there are modest set fines.

Ontario's Environment Industry Association wrote a thoughtful and helpful comment on the City of Toronto's proposed Policy for Accepting Potentially Contaminated Lands to be Conveyed to the City under the Planning Act.

Siskinds LLP's proposed Paraquat (Gramoxone®) class action has been certified by the B.C. supreme court, as reported by The Vancouver Sun.

On July 3, 2018, Hawaii Governor, David Ige signed a Bill to ban the sale and distribution of sunscreens containing the chemicals oxybenzone and octinoxate.

In Business Essentials, a limited-run podcast series, Chris Sinal of Siskinds' Labour & Employment Group sits down with some of the firm's business lawyers to discuss current issues...

The World Health Organization has declared COVID-19 to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. Law firms have been deemed an essential business, and we continue to operate.

On March 10, 2016, a jury awarded eight residents of Pennsylvania from two different families $4.2 million from Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. for negligent drilling of wells, causing a private nuisance...

By now, so many of the anti-wind appeals have been dismissed, on basically the same grounds, and often on the same evidence, that the Tribunal decides each new appeal by citing its previous cases.

Ontario’s Ministry of the Environment continues to adopt "best management practices" documents as guidance for environmental consultants and industries.

Intense work is underway preparing for the highly anticipated Blue Box arbitration.

The Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, Glen Murray, told the Canadian Waste to Resources conference this week that he would have a new Waste Diversion law introduced into the Legislature, and passed, in 2015.

On 1st May 2014, the New Zealand Court of Appeal will hear Ioane Teitiota’s claim to become the world’s first climate refugee.

The Giant Mine remediation approval process is a rare example of the federal government having to seek an environmental assessment approval in order to remediate harm.

We hear that today’s Ontario budget may contain an unwelcome surprise for municipal waste managers: a quiet mid year cut to provincial funding for municipal Household Hazardous Waste programs.

The Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change announced it would be working towards a goal of 80 per cent reduction in the number of acres planted with neonicotinoid-treated corn and soybean seed.

On March 13, 2019, the Ministry of Finance proposed changes to the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule ("SABS") under the Insurance Act

A total of 45 class actions have been filed over alleged conspiracies to fix auto part prices for new vehicles in Canada.