Funding comes from "very successful" cap-and-trade auctions. ...
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Environment report outlines difficult waste diversion goals on horizon
The environmental commissioner wants the province to meet their waste diversion goals where they have failed before. ...
Renewable energy may not be best way to reduce emissions, AG report warns
Auditor general report's argument that there may be more effective ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions than implementing expensive renewable energy projects has received relatively little attention ...
C.D. Howe report says Ontario recycling should be responsibility of producers
Report author Aaron Jacobs urges Ontario to follow lead of other provinces such as Manitoba to overhaul what the think tank calls an outdated recycling and waste-management system ...
Ottawa seeks public input on phosphorus levels in Lake Erie
Federal Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq says public can comment on government's proposed targets until end of August ...
Ontario climate summit to pave the way for sub-national leadership
Canada's environment minister won't be among delegates, a snub that carries symbolic value as action on climate change in North America is increasingly the domain of sub-national governments ...
Aboriginal affairs minister tours ‘horrendous scar’ of oil train derailment
The environment ministry, meanwhile, said the threat of drinking water contamination appears to have been contained and mitigated ...
Liberal motion attempts to pin Tories on climate change
PC caucus leadership says it believes climate change is real and action is required to stop it, but that isn't going to change carbon pricing stance ...
Opposition critics concerned about lack of funding for Great Lakes Protection Act
This is the third time around for Great Lakes protection legislation, after two previous versions died on the order paper ...
Federal funds powering fight against OPG nuclear-waste plan
Federal funding to help public participation in hearings about OPG's proposed nuclear waste site is helping groups prepare their cases against the project. ...
Grassy Narrows accuses government of sitting on mercury report
A First Nation north of Kenora says the government knew for years about levels of mercury poisoning in their community and hid a report proving it. ...
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