Ontario proposes new Drinking Water Standards
The Ontario Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) is proposing to tighten the permissible levels of some contaminants in piped drinking water, and to adopt standards for other as yet unregulated chemicals. MOECC is holding a Regulatory Consultation until February 16, 2005. The changes will amend Ontario Regulation 169/03—Drinking Water Standards under the Safe Drinking Water Act. These...
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5.5 billion kilograms of toxic pollutant releases and transfers were reported in 2005. Canadian and US petroleum refineries and bulk storage terminals, alone, release about 7 million kilograms of carcinogens and developmental or reproductive toxicants every year.
Continue reading the post titled Scorecard of North American pollutionWhat Should You Do If You Are Being Investigated?
Previously, Clearing the Air examined the difference between an MOE inspection and an investigation. In her latest entry, Paula Lombardi provides details on what you should do if you find yourself the subject of an investigation. If you are being investigated or inspected, having a clear operating procedure in circumstances when the MOE shows up...
Continue reading the post titled What Should You Do If You Are Being Investigated?Green transition scoreboard
Now, for some good news: The latest report on the Green Transition Scoreboard® describes $3.3T of private investments in the green economy since 2007. This is a significant jump since last year and shows that, while the traditional global economy is quite stagnant, the green economy is growing rapidly. The full report can be downloaded at http://greentransitionscoreboard.com/
Continue reading the post titled Green transition scoreboardHow many more people will pack into the Golden Horseshoe?
Ontario has adopted the latest update of its Greater Golden Horseshoe Growth Plan, from now until 2041. The Greater Golden Horseshoe is one of the fastest growing regions in North America. By 2031, the population of this area is forecast to grow by an additional 3.7 million (from 2001) to 11.5 million people, accounting for over...
Continue reading the post titled How many more people will pack into the Golden Horseshoe?Rouge National Urban Park: bigger, but probably not better
Stephen Harper announced over the weekend that if re-elected, his government will increase its proposed contribution of federal lands towards the creation of the Rouge National Urban Park. The park has been in the works for some time. To comprise a patchwork of both provincial and federal lands located within metropolitan Toronto, the park was...
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Understanding data protection agreements: Key concepts and benefits
Data protection agreements – specifically, what are they, and as a business, should I have them? Three types of data Generally, your business signs data protection agreements with third-parties when you are providing important data to them. Here, data is referred to as one of three types: Data protection agreement: Protection, privacy and security Data...
Continue reading the post titled Understanding data protection agreements: Key concepts and benefitsWild horses can't keep wind energy away: new twist on anti-wind litigation
In Clarington Wind Concerns v Ontario (Director, Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change), 205 CanLII 51503 (ON ERT), the Environmental Review Tribunal (“ERT”) has dismissed the latest twists in anti-wind litigation. This time, wind opponents raised concerns about spooked horses, tornados and radio communications. In January 2015, the Director of the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (“MOECC”) issued...
Continue reading the post titled Wild horses can't keep wind energy away: new twist on anti-wind litigationWhy buy a contaminated site, then sue?
I continue to be amazed by the number of people who knowingly (or carelessly) buy a contaminated site, wrongly assuming that they will have an automatic right to successfully sue a neighbour for the cost of cleanup. What advice are they getting from the real estate and litigation bar? I can’t think of a single case (except...
Continue reading the post titled Why buy a contaminated site, then sue?$2.5 million in fines issued in relation to large diesel spill
In the latest of a string of federal environmental prosecutions leading to significant fines against corporate offenders, Canadian National Railway Company (“CN”) has been fined $2.5 million after pleading guilty to committing a number of infractions under the Fisheries Act and under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (“CEPA”). The charges relate to a spill...
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