Summer bike train
Watch for us on this summer’s bike train. Saxe Law Office is again a proud sponsor of Bikes+Transit.com, a great way to explore the beautiful Lake Ontario waterfront on two wheels. Wave if you see Dianne on her bright yellow recumbent, with her dog in the basket. We hope to see you all…
View the post titled Summer bike trainInfrastructure P3 builders liable for nuisance
Similar facts could easily arise on many other infrastructure projects across Canada; there is almost always a more expensive alternative that would reduce disruption for nearby residents and businesses. And governments rarely select that alternative.
View the post titled Infrastructure P3 builders liable for nuisanceNot every spill is an offence
The Ontario Court of Justice has acquitted a company that spilled caustic soda on a road, on the grounds that the spill did not cause an adverse effect.
View the post titled Not every spill is an offenceSlow Death by Rubber Duck
People rapidly absorb toxic chemicals from even two days’ exposure to typical consumer products, and governments don't protect us.
View the post titled Slow Death by Rubber DuckNew Approach to Air Reg. 419/05
Ontario hopes to reduce its transaction costs (and, perhaps, to avoid a court challenge to its O.Reg. 419/05) by grouping more than one facility within a sector, and by offering some sectors the option to use technology-based standards instead of points of impingement.
View the post titled New Approach to Air Reg. 419/05Federal carbon offset system, 2.0
This week, the Conservatives announced a summary of their own carbon offset system and promised more detailed rules in the fall. They look a lot like the ones we almost had in 2005.
View the post titled Federal carbon offset system, 2.0Why won't environmental consultants stand behind their work?
Why won't Canada's environmental consultants stand behind their work?
View the post titled Why won't environmental consultants stand behind their work?A top 50 Environmental Law blog
Thank you very much to e-Justice for naming our blog as one of the world’s top 50 on environmental law!
View the post titled A top 50 Environmental Law blogGreen Energy Act Regulations released
The Ministries of Environment and Natural Resources have released draft regulations that could allow them to start issuing renewable energy approvals early next year.
View the post titled Green Energy Act Regulations releasedU.S. upsurge in environmental enforcement
Since Canada usually follows the US on environmental matters, it’s exciting to see that significant improvements have begun in US environmental enforcement. US EPA administrator, Lisa Jackson, has signalled a renewed emphasis on “environmental justice”, the exposure of poor and minority com…
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