UWaterloo team using imaging tech to track methane hotspots at landfills
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Canada moves to cut manure methane emissions with new offset credit protocol
A draft protocol developed by Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) that aims to create incentives to reduce liquid manure methane emissions is approaching...
CP Railway had no legal liability for Lac-Mégantic disaster, appeals court finds
Quebec’s Court of Appeal upheld a 2022 lower court ruling that found Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) had no legal liability for the Lac-Mégantic rail...
Veolia takes on Burnaby waste-to-energy facility as regional doctors push for closure
Veolia has signed a five-year, $245-million agreement to manage the operations, maintenance and capital replacements for a waste-to-energy facility in Burnaby, B.C.
The facility processes...
Canada invests $14M to support six carbon capture R&D projects
Natural Resources Canada has announced an investment of more than $14 million to support six carbon management technology projects.
The projects are intended to support...
Imperial Oil’s Sarnia plant fined more than $1M after delaying repair of steam tracer...
A petroleum refinery and chemical manufacturing plant owned by Imperial Oil Limited in Sarnia, Ontario, has been fined more than $1 million for the...
York University researchers measure gaseous fluorine to find airborne PFAS
A York University atmospheric chemistry research team has been measuring for gaseous fluorine to better understand the extent of previously unaccounted for PFAS in...
Quebec plans end of natural gas heating for non-industrial buildings
Following the lead of several Quebec municipalities, the provincial government has announced a plan to decarbonize non-industrial buildings by 2040, leaving time for a...
Ontario First Nation demands action on chemical pollution at Queen’s Park rally
Members of the Aamjiwnaang First Nation held a press conference and rally at Queen’s Park on November 7, calling for collaborative action from the...
Canada proposes draft regs for oil and gas sector pollution cap
Canada has introduced draft regulations aimed at limiting greenhouse gas emissions from the oil and gas sector by imposing a cap on the sector’s...
Rising radon levels across Canada are increasing cancer risk, report finds
A new report reveals that nearly 18% of Canadian homes — or one in five — contain radon levels at or above 200 becquerels...
Alberta funds major waste-to-energy engineering study for new facility
Alberta is investing nearly half the cost of a $6.1-million front-end engineering and design study led by Varme Energy to advance Canada’s first facility...
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