Thursday, May 15, 2025
Dioxin-like Chemical of Concern Mapped in Great Lakes
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have mapped the location of thousands of tons of polyhalogenated carbazoles (PHCZs), an emerging chemical of concern,…
News
B.C. District Opens $4M Water Treatment Plant
The governments of Canada and British Columbia have invested in modern water treatment infrastructure in the Abbotsford-Mission district. Funding the project, the Government of Canada…
Unveiling the Regina Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade P3 Project
This week, the City of Regina cut ribbons at the official unveiling of the completed Regina Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade Project in Saskatchewan—a project successfully…
Water Bottling is a Sideshow: Bigger Issues Need to be Addressed
Water bottling companies like Nestlé take a lot of water out of the ground in Ontario and put it in plastic bottles. Every time Nestlé…
Updated: Ontario’s Annual Report on Lake Simcoe
Ontario has released its Minister’s Annual Report on Lake Simcoe for 2015. The report provided an update on government efforts since the release of their…
Newfoundland and Labrador Announce Eleven New Water and Wastewater Projects
The governments of Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador announced more than $14 million for 11 water and wastewater projects across the province this week. Pablo Rodriguez, Parliamentary…
Is Ontario’s Moratorium on Water-Taking for Bottling Effective?
The Ontario government announced its two-year moratorium on new or expanded water-taking permits for companies who bottle water. The province’s moratorium bans new water bottling…
Obama Approves New Great Lakes Legislation
This week, the United States Congress and President Obama signed into law new legislation that will solidify the future of many programs that are important…
Loss of Prairie Ecosystem A Threat to Watersheds, Source Water
Nature Conservancy of Canada’s (NCC) Dan Kraus has brought attention to the fact that the threat to Canada’s prairie grassland ecosystem should be of major…
Cleantech Networking Site Launched
A group of cleantech professionals and entrepreneurs have launched getcleantech.com, a global hub that is disrupting the way people connect to and do business in…
$45M More for Alberta Flood and Drought Resilience
The Alberta government has announced an additional $31 million in funding for the Alberta Community Resilience Program (ACRP) and $14 million for the Watershed Resiliency…
Oldest Water Illuminates Ancient Earth Hydrology
Scientists, led by the University of Toronto’s Barbara Sherwood Lollar, have discovered the world’s oldest water. The two-billion-year-old water is found at Kidd Creek Mine…
Updated: North Bay MP Has Watershed Concerns Regarding Energy East
Anthony Rota, Minister of Parliament, Nipissing—Timiskaming, has stated his opposition to having the Energy East pipeline pass through the Trout Lake watershed. MP Rota’s office…
Study Shows Canada has 10 Hectares More Freshwater than Every Other Country on Earth
Researchers from McGill University have published the most complete database of lakes to date, providing a tool to scientists that assists understanding of the impact lakes…
Rehabbing Aging Concrete Wastewater Infrastructure Using Polyurea Coatings
As much of the Canada’s wastewater and sewer infrastructure approaches the 50-year to 100-year mark, it must be rehabilitated to remain in use for a…
EPA Releases Final Report on Hydraulic Fracturing
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released its final report on hydraulic fracturing, which details the impact of the process on drinking water. The report,…
Global Reporting Initiative Appoints New CEO
The Global Reporting Initiative has appointed Timothy J. Mohin, a well-known sustainability practitioner, advocate and author, as the organization’s new Chief Executive. Mr. Mohin has…
A Nutrient Management Plan for Crescent Lake, Manitoba
The municipal council of Crescent Lake in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba are reviewing options to improve water quality of Crescent Lake. The lake serves as…
Committed Climate Science in the Great Lakes
In its most recent newsletter, the Intergovernmental Joint Commission presented an updated assessment of the climate science being done in the Great Lakes basin. The…
Willingness to Pay for a Healthy Lake Erie
A group of American universities and government agencies has completed a socio-economic study of agricultural management plans for curtailing harmful algal blooms and the willingness…
Mapping Global Surface Water
The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) has published a study of global surface water and its long-term changes in the science journal Nature. Using…
Toronto Begins Resilience Initiative, Calgary, Montreal, Vancouver Next
The City of Toronto in conjunction with 100 Resilient Cities (100RC) has launched a major effort to improve Toronto’s resilience to the shocks and stresses…
B.C. Municipality Votes to Borrow up to $6 Million for New Water Filtration Plant
The municipal council of Ladysmith, B.C. has voted to borrow up to $6 million over 25 years to fund a new water filtration plant. The…
Columbia Basin Trust Initiative Helps Reduce Water Use
The Columbia Basin Trust has announced the success of a water conservation project that saw communities reduce their water consumption between 2 and 39 per…