3M exits PFAS business amid flurry of contamination lawsuits
After some six decades and more than 3,000 lawsuits over claims of ground and water contamination, 3M has announced the end of production for...
SANEXEN awarded environmental cleanup of former Quebec aluminum plant
Nearly three years after a former aluminum plant was demolished in Quebec, a contract has been finalized to environmentally remediate the property.
The contract for...
Ontario used oil refinery fined $140K for odour release incident
An Ontario court has fined used oil refinery and parts washing company Safety-Kleen Canada Inc. $140,000 for causing the discharge of sulphur compounds into...
Quebec company pleads guilty to improper PCB storage
A Quebec numbered company that works creating layouts for capacitors and ballasts, operating as Action-Éco Environnement, has been fined $15,000 for improperly storing polychlorinated...
Hydrochloric acid breach at Ontario auto parts plant sends 23 to hospital
Twenty-three workers were taken to hospital last week following a hydrochloric acid spill at an automotive steering and suspension parts plant in St. Catharines,...
The problem with PFAS waste incineration
The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) released a memo placing a moratorium on the incineration of materials containing PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances). According to the memo, the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act requires the ban until the DOD issues guidance implementing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) interim guidance on the destruction and disposal of PFAS. And, what does the EPA’s current interim guidance say about incinerating PFAS-containing waste? It is best summarized this way: “More research is needed.”
Calgary gas producer fined for acidic release during failed transfer
Calgary-based natural gas processing company Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure Ltd. has been fined $100,200 by the Alberta Energy Regulator for an acidic water release...
Environmental groups call for new CEPA to include greater protection against toxics
Environmental action groups are urging the federal government to maintain Senate amendments made around the cumulative impacts of toxic chemicals for Bill S-5 following...
York researchers make headway using enzymes to degrade groundwater contaminants
A York University research team is developing an enzyme-based technology for emerging contaminants in groundwater, and has so far found success in removing petroleum...
Ottawa considers incentives to help swap out heating oil fuel tanks to protect source...
A City of Ottawa committee is recommending council approval of the home heating oil fuel tank incentive program to help eliminate contamination threats to...
Nunavut fined $100K for high school diesel leak into Hudson Bay
The Nunavut government has been fined $100,000 for a diesel fuel leak at a local high school that flowed into Hudson Bay, according to...
BC Cold War fallout bunker set to undergo contaminated soil cleanup
The area surrounding a Cold War nuclear fallout bunker in British Columbia is set to be remediated, according to a federal tender for the...
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