Political leadership lacking for Big Apple's congestion pricing plan
People often resist congestion pricing because they favour the status quo, but seeing its benefits firsthand has turned skeptics into supporters around the world.
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Feds free up money to study health of Indigenous communities downstream of oilsands
More than three decades after Indigenous leaders in northern Alberta began asking for funding to better understand if pollution from the oilsands was making their people sick, the federal government is funding a study to do just that.
U.S. Supreme Court removes tools for federal regulators of environment, health, safety
U.S. federal rules that impact virtually every aspect of everyday life, from the food we eat and the cars we drive to the air we breathe, could be at risk after a wide-ranging U.S. Supreme Court ruling Friday.
Ontario creates new benzene pollution regulations aimed at one Sarnia company
The province has issued four orders to Ineos Styrolution since 2019, recently temporarily shut down the facility and added new conditions to its licence that it must meet before it restarts operations, but the government says benzene levels remain elevated.
‘Reached its tipping point’: Tourism and sustainability in Bali aren’t a great match
Over 65 per cent of Bali’s fresh water is funnelled to tourism, which is contributing to a water shortage exacerbated by growing urbanization, recent droughts and climate change.
Proposal announced to address cross-border mining pollution
The U.S., Canada and several indigenous groups announced a proposal on Monday to address pollution from coal mining in British Columbia that officials say has been contaminating waterways and harming fisheries on both sides of the border for years.
Microscopic plastics could raise risk of stroke and heart attack
Researchers in Italy examined fatty plaques removed from the blood vessels of patients with arterial disease and found that more than half had deposits contaminated with tiny particles of plastic.
UN states meet to tackle the world's environmental crises
The world’s top decision-making body on the environment is meeting in Kenya's capital on Monday to discuss how countries can work together to tackle environmental crises like climate change, pollution and loss of biodiversity.
Songbirds, sharks and many other migratory species are in decline, UN report says
About 44 per cent of migratory species worldwide are declining in population, the report found. More than a fifth of the nearly 1,200 species monitored by the UN are threatened with extinction.
‘Public health wasn’t the first priority,’ critics say after refinery leak
The leader of the BC Green Party says that provincial and municipal officials' slow response to a late January "incident" at a Vancouver-area refinery that smothered parts of Metro Vancouver in a hydrocarbon haze is cause for concern.
‘The bottom line is that plastic bag bans work’
According to a new report, plastic bag bans can eliminate nearly 300 single-use plastic bags per person per year.
Canada’s top banker dragged into carbon tax carveout debate
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faced a second day of criticism over the carbon tax carveout but resolved there will be no similar breaks for other provinces.
Those scented candles you love are not healthy
By illuminating the risks associated with candles, we draw attention to the broader issue of environmental factors frequently overlooked in health care.
Ontario city votes no on Ford’s gas plant expansion plans
"Ontario doesn't need more gas plants,” reads a statement from the Environmental Defence. “We are encouraged to see communities like Thorold recognize this and stand up for their residents. In order to ensure a safe and stable future, we need more clean energy, not more fossil power."
Earth ‘well outside safe operating space for humanity’
The first complete "scientific health check" shows most global systems are beyond the stable range in which modern civilization emerged.