Online calculator counts the cost of wastewater grit
The calculator draws on real-world data to predict the likely savings that can be gained by installing a high-performance grit removal system.
Pool covers offer tremendous water savings: study finds
Use of pool covers could reduce 95% of evaporation from California pools, offering water savings of more than 55,000 acre-feet per year.
Dry-cleaner fined for improper storage and disposal of PERC
Texmain Cleaners Ltd., a dry-cleaning business operating in London, Ontario, pled guilty and was fined $36,000 for the improper storage and disposal of tetrachloroethylene,...
Sunrise Propane, directors fined $5.3 million following propane explosion
Sunrise Propane Energy Group Inc., its directors and 1367229 Ontario Inc. were fined $5.3 million for discharging contaminants that caused adverse effects to Toronto...
Road maintenance company fined $80,000 for waste violations
Carillion Canada has been fined for depositing barrels containing petroleum oil and weathered paint/protective coating in an unapproved site.
Paper company fined $320,000 for Fisheries Act offences
Twin Rivers Paper Company Inc. was fined $320,000 on December 18, 2015 in New Brunswick Provincial court after pleading guilty to offences under the...
Gender parity in the engineering boardroom
The Lassoed School of Engineering at York University looked at gender parity in the boardroom by hosting a fall forum with the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers
ES&E’s 2015 Readership Survey Results
This fall, we asked our readers a series of questions to learn more about our audience and the topics they value in ES&E Magazine...
Mount Polley short-term discharge permit approved
After public consultation, British Columbia has approved Mount Polley Mining Corporation’s application for a short-term permit to treat and then discharge water outside of...
Ontario permanently bans coal-fired electricity generation
Ontario passed legislation today to permanently ban coal-fired electricity generation in the province. This law is a first in North America.
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Increasing U.S. wetlands by 10% would double nitrogen removal, study finds
New computer modeling analysis suggests that prioritizing wetland restoration close to heavily farmed areas may remove up to 40 times more nitrogen than the...
