pollution

Preparing for a lengthy legal battle with the Trump administration about how much pollution to allow from cars, California regulators on Thursday, September 20, 2019, said they were considering cracking down on other emissions to make up for any impacts on air quality.

A Ministry of Environment spokesperson said cap and trade was "a poorly designed, hastily implemented and poorly executed" system.

Environment Minister Catherine McKenna signed a vehicle-emissions agreement with California on Wednesday, June 26, 2019, that the state's governor and auto industry experts see as a signal that Canada is going to side with California in a U.S. dispute over emissions standards.

It is absurd that Canadian authorities continue to “investigate” a crime that the German company Volkswagen has not only admitted to in U.S. court but has also pledged not to challenge in future litigation, writes Environmental Defence expert Muhannad Malas, in an examination of the emissions cheating scandal.

A report compiled by Environment Canada shows that four fossil fuel facilities in northern Alberta produced far more carbon dioxide and other pollutants than they are required to report under international guidelines.

The study, ahead of a historic vote at the UN, sets out the first detailed plan of how countries can protect over a third of the world’s oceans by 2030, a target scientists and policy makers say is crucial in order to safeguard marine ecosystems and help mitigate the impacts of a rapidly heating world.

Imperial Oil Ltd. will not be charged for a Feb. 23, 2017, incident that saw huge flames shooting from its Sarnia refinery, which residents described as being “absolutely anxiety-inducing.”

Alberta will work with Indigenous groups in the province's remote northeast corner on what the government says will be Canada's largest off-the-grid solar power project.

An east-end Montreal school board says that all of the students and staff are safe after being forced to call in emergency crews to respond to a mysterious odour at an elementary school that was reportedly prompted by an incident at a nearby Suncor refinery.

Big greenhouse-gas emitters will be able to take advantage of new federal tax incentives Finance Minister Bill Morneau promised on Wednesday, November 21, 2018, even if that means more emissions, the government says.

"Off the chart" toxic releases in Saskatchewan have been going unpunished for years. Provincial air quality standards have been breached hundreds of times since 2014, but those living nearby were not warned and oil companies responsible for some of the emissions have faced no charges or fines.

If some governments won’t yet play ball, Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna suggested there are plenty of other players.

The administration says thousands more people will die in traffic accidents if vehicles are forced to become more fuel-efficient.

A prominent government scientist says he felt compelled to "back down a bit" from advice about improving pollution monitoring by Environment and Climate Change Canada after getting some pushback over his proposal's modest $60,000 price tag.

Any changes to Canada's laws on pollution and toxic chemicals will likely not be made until after the next federal election, said Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna in a new letter.