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Environmental Law
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Every Great Lakes resident is protected by two kinds of environmental law. “Substantive laws?? are the rules and regulations that say who gets to dump contaminants or withdraw water and under what conditions. When a person or company impairs water quality or harms fish and wildlife, that’s a substantive issue. “Procedural laws?? are the rules that govern decision-making. These are the traditions and rules that enable citizens to influence decisions that will affect them, such as environmental assessment processes and notice-and-comment opportunities. You cannot have environmental justice unless every citizen is granted both substantive and procedural protections.
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Stirling Creamery has been fined $28,000 for an accidental fuel spill into Rawdon Creek.
Ontario's environment ministry reported the Jan. 18 spill of 800 to 1,000 litres of diesel fuel happened when the fuel was pumped accidentally out of a tank.
The resulting cleanup took two weeks, but officials said most of the fuel ended up on the ice covering the creek. The municipal... (more)
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Environmental Law
Fish
Industrial Emissions
Peterborough & Region
Port Hope, Cobourg, and Region
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Cavan Monaghan Township council is taking an extra step to ensure Millbrook water won't be diverted to Fraserville.
Councillors voted unanimously on Monday to write a letter asking the Ministry of the Environment to stop the environmental assessment (EA) on the controversial plan.
Although an approved EA would not automatically mean the plan would go ahead, it might open... (more)
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Drink
Environmental Law
Groundwater
Peterborough & Region
Water takings
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The Ontario Ministry of the Environment is investigating a possible petroleum spill in Shoreacres Creek at Nelson Park.
The discovery of the unknown liquid in the creek was made by Antero Manninen, who noticed something was out of the ordinary on Monday.
A five-year resident of the neighbourhood, Manninen was on one of his regular walks with his four-year-old son through... (more)
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Environmental Law
Fish
Greater Toronto Region
Hamilton and Region
Industrial Emissions
Swim
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Trillium Power Wind Corporation has registered John Kourtoff to lobby the Ontario Government regarding:
Name or Description of Policy, Program or Decision: Green Energy and Green Economy Act
Government Ministries or Agencies you are lobbying:Ministry of Economic Development and Trade Ministry of Energy Ministry of Natural Resources Ministry of the Environment
Full... (more)
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Energy & Fossil Fuels
Environmental Law
Fish
Ontario
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Cooling off with a refreshing swim is one of the great pleasures of the Canadian summer.
Unfortunately, as summer moves into its late stages, finding somewhere to go for a dip is becoming harder and harder. This past weekend, only four of 14 beaches monitored by Durham Region were safe for swimming.
(That doesn't include the Rotary Park beach in Ajax, which is closed for... (more)
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About Waterkeeper
Durham Region
Environmental Law
Sewers & Urban Runoff
Swim
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Comment Period: 47 days: submissions may be made between August 18, 2010 and October 04, 2010.
The Green Energy Act placed a priority on expanding Ontario’s use of clean and renewable sources of energy. Developing these renewable resources is a cornerstone of Ontario’s future prosperity and the government’s plan to combat climate change and phase out coal. In support... (more)
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Energy & Fossil Fuels
Environmental Law
Fish
Ontario
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A spill apparently caused by vandals has sent an undetermined amount of oil into a creek in Greece and adjoining waters of Lake Ontario. Cleanup is under way, though health officials recommend people avoid swimming or fishing in the area where the oil may be present.
The spill of more than 4,800 gallons occurred at Rochester Gas & Electric Corp.’s now-closed Russell... (more)
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Environmental Law
Fish
New York State
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St. Catharines Mayor Brian McMullan made a power play Tuesday to convince the province to support a hydro project proposed for the Garden City.
McMullan made a plea to Ontario's Infrastructure and Energy Minister Brad Duguid to open the province's power grid to the city's planned four-megawatt hydropower dam on Twelve Mile Creek.
In April, the Ontario Power Authority... (more)
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Development & Land Use
Energy & Fossil Fuels
Environmental Law
Fish
Niagara Region
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