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In two cases we blogged about last month (Brimley Progress v. Director, MOE and Environment Hamilton v. Director, MOE), the ERT found that the public should have access to the documents that support Environmental Compliance Approval (ECA) applications, or form part of their the final ECA’s terms and conditions.

The Ministry of the Environment has reminded Ontario businesses that toxic substance reduction plan summaries under the Toxics Reduction Act, 2009 and its regulation must be filed through Environment Canada’s Single Window.

West Coast Environmental and Josette Wier have obtained a court order requiring Health Canada to conduct a special review of one use of common glyphosate-based pesticides (such as Roundup) mixed with an ingredient known as POEA.

The Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment is wrapping up consultation on its proposed Canada-wide Approach for the Management of Wastewater Biosolids.

"Strategic litigation against public participation (SLAPP) has been defined as a lawsuit initiated against one or more individuals or groups that speak out or take a position on an issue of public interest.

The Ontario government has announced amendments to the Hunting Regulation that will, among other changes, prohibit the hunting of snapping turtles in the province.

Staff changes have been announced at the Ontario Ministry of the Environment. Greg Sones is leaving the Waste Management Policy Branch and going back to enforcement.

After eight years of legal wrangling, the Sydney Tar Ponds class action has finally been certified.

Ontario municipalities have demonstrated their commitment to brownfield redevelopment by investing in a wide variety of incentive programs for contaminated sites that include Community Improvement Plans (CIPs).

On October 5, 2017 Teck Coal Limited ("Teck") in British Columbia court pled guilty to three counts of contravening the Fisheries Act for discharging a deleterious substance, namely selenium...

Property owners often suffered damage when storm and sanitary sewers malfunction.

Two British Columbia cases show again why we need laws to prevent Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation (SLAPPs).

For example, the TD report claims that the largest benefit to Montreal from its urban forest is the cover from wet weather and the reduced strain such weather puts on infrastructure.

A discussion on an environmental law case which reached the Supreme Court of Canada.

Congratulations to Lake Ontario Waterkeeper for their innovative application to the Ontario Environmental Commissioner, to force Toronto to give public notice when it bypasses sewage into Lake Ontario due to wet weather- about three times a month.

The news today are consumed by the US "fiscal cliff", and its implications for the economy (and the environment) of the US and the world.

Any inquiry to an analytical chemist trained in sampling statistics would quickly reveal that while the lab procedures are excellent, the lab result may be meaningless because the size of sample being analysed is far too small...