Ecojustice

Conservation groups and First Nations have filed legal action in the hope of forcing Environment Canada to protect Alberta caribou herds after federal findings that the province has failed to do so.

An Environment Canada report says that despite much talk on preserving caribou habitat, little progress has been made to close gaps in the protection of the threatened species.

Greenpeace is suing the premier for “unlawfully” neglecting to consult the people of Ontario when he tabled legislation to formally repeal the province’s carbon emission rules.

The Ontario legislature adjourned for the summer on Tuesday, delaying plans to formalize its signature cap and trade cancellation bill.

Several conservation groups say the federal government's failure to issue an emergency order reducing threats to endangered orcas off the B.C. coast ahead of fishing and whale-watching season could mean the species' extinction.

Environment Canada does not want National Observer to intervene in a court case that will determine whether records collected during the Volkswagen emissions cheating investigation will be made available to the public.

Federal researchers have drafted a proposal that suggests hydrogen sulfide gas, which can kill a person in high concentrations, is a non-toxic substance under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act. Hydrogen sulfide, also known as sour gas, can leak from the wellheads, pipes, tanks and flare stacks of the oilfields.

Canada’s independent competition watchdog says it doesn’t have enough resources to investigate false advertising by climate deniers, and is calling on the public for help.

The federal government says a proposal to produce the world's first genetically modified salmon for human consumption in P.E.I. will face environmental assessment.

“When you’re with government, you need to have a much more balanced perspective.”

The Liberal government gave the green light to the $6.8−billion pipeline expansion late last month, despite a thicket of existing legal challenges to the regulatory process.

Surface water collected near four fissures in the ground continues to show an oily sheen.

Ten environmental groups have urged Environment and Climate Change Minister McKenna to use her existing powers to assess "many environmentally harmful projects" before approval.

A lawyer who challenged two federal officials to recuse themselves from a review of a major Canadian pipeline project for showing bias is pleased that the NEB is entertaining his motion.

In a new letter sent on Tuesday, the NEB said it would proceed with the hearings in Montreal, but would only allow people to submit comments in writing about explosive allegations of bias.