Tag: oil spills
Funding for scientific research to enhance marine, freshwater, and coastal incident...
Ottawa, ON - The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, has announced $7.8 million in funding for 10 projects through the Multi-Partner Research Initiative (MPRI)...
Gov’t of Canada Invests in Research to Protect Waters from Oil...
Six international organizations will receive more than $4.1 million for research projects that will help improve protocols and decision-making to minimize the environmental impacts...
Court to Decide on BC Regulations of Bitumen Transport to Coastal...
Yesterday, British Columbia Premier John Horgan announced that his government will leave the matter of its rights to protect its coastal waters from potential...
Research Highlights Impact of Petroleum on Fish Species
Two recent studies from the Univsersity of Alberta and Stanford have emphasized the deleterious effects of petroleum spills on the health of fish species,...
Monitoring Not Adequate: Vaughan
Environment Canada is not adequately monitoring Canada’s fresh water resources, says Scott Vaughan, Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development, in his report tabled today...
