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Inconsistency in Cross-Border Regulations Challenge to Effective Control of Illegal Waste Trafficking

We all want to buy the best products we can find and afford. But what does “best” actually mean? The ones that offer the best bang for the buck or give us the most pride of ownership?

Is it time for tides to provide renewable energy and end reliance on the burning of polluting fossil fuels?

Failing to comply with the reporting obligations of the Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act can trigger substantial penalties

Many question remain about impacts of shale gas mining on local economies and the environment

Proposed amendments would add the following five toxic substances to the Toxic Substance Regulation

On March 21, 2015, the Minister of the Environment (“Minister”) published a Notice of a proposed Agreement entitled “Canada–Quebec Agreement on Acts and Regulations Applicable to Quebec’s Municipal Wastewater Treatment Sector” (“proposed Agreement”). The Minister also published a...

by Supriya Tandan April 7th, 2015 – Last year, in 2014 the Government of Yukon, following the example set by the Canadian Federal Government, amended its main environmental statute, The Environment Act  (“the Act”) to simplify and reduce regulatory uncertainty and...