Big fine for one minute of air pollution
Highest air pollution fine per minute
View the post titled Big fine for one minute of air pollutionWhy no minimum fines in the SDWA?
Minimum fines would be particularly inappropriate in dealing with municipalities, almost all of whom already provided safe water before the Walkerton disaster.
View the post titled Why no minimum fines in the SDWA?Courts, the environment and big fines
When I was a young lawyer, fines up for even the most egregious environmental offences tended to be very small. In one famous case, R.v. Cyanamid, proof of enormous pollution was punished with a $1 fine. Judges used to groan when we environmental prosecutors came into their courtrooms, compl…
View the post titled Courts, the environment and big finesFederal government updates enforcement tools
The federal Minister of the Environment today introduced extensive amendments to nine federal environmental laws to increase fines and expand enforcement tools. Some of the changes are significant improvements. For example, all federal environmental fines will now be paid into the Environme…
View the post titled Federal government updates enforcement toolsGiving the MOE False Information?
An environmental consultant and his firm have been heavily penalized for the serious offence of giving false information to the Ministry of the Environment. The consultant, Ron Carter, was hired to sample the notorious Bakelite site for PCBs. While some of his samples did detect PCBs, he tol…
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