Tuesday, June 17, 2025
10,000 Tonnes of Plastic Enters the Great Lakes Yearly
Researchers from the Rochester Institute of Technology have used computer models to estimate the volume of plastic and microplastics entering the Great Lakes each year.…
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Edmonton Opens Stormwater Smart Street to Traffic
Edmonton has opened its first green street, The Amarature, to traffic, which includes a stormwater diversion mechanism. The city describes The Armature as a pedestrian-oriented…
$175,000 for Quebec Recreational Fish Habitat Conservation
The province of Quebec will receive $175,000 in federal funding for the ongoing conservation of recreational fish habitat in Saint–Jacques-de-Leeds. The Recreational Fisheries Conservation Partnerships…
Advisors Sought in Protecting the Biodiversity of Inland Waters
The Government of Canada has reaffirmed its commitment to expanding its network of protected areas, including coastal and inland waters, to aide its 2020 biodiversity goals…
Ontario Releases Annual Minister’s Report on Drinking Water
Ontario has released the Minister’s Annual Report on Drinking Water from the office of Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (MOECC). The report details…
$925,000 for Alberta Water Stewardship Programming
Land Stewardship Centre (LSC) in Alberta has been given a multi-year, $925,000 grant by Alberta’s Environment and Parks to help protect the province’s water resources.…
$181M Will Help Protect Watercourses at Oil Site Clean Up in N.W.T.
Imperial Oil has committed a $181M security for the cleanup of its oilfield in Norman Wells, North West Territories. The site remediation plan emphasizes protection…
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,…
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…