Industrial Emissions (2054 articles) This is the kind of pollution we most commonly associate with pollution – waste water and smokestacks releasing contaminants into the natural environment. On Lake Ontario, major industrial emissions are regulated by provincial (MISA) and state (Clean Water Act) rules. These laws give citizens the opportunity to comment on licences and to hold polluters accountable when they break the rules.
|  | As you read this, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development is locked in an in camera meeting on Parliament Hill. The Committee has one agenda item: review a draft report on the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act. It's highly unlikely that the report will contain good news for Canadians who care about clean air and water.The... (more) | | (1 comments) Canada Drink Environmental Law Features Fish Industrial Emissions Swim Waterkeeper.ca Weekly |
|  | Mike de Souza of PostMedia writes about a new report that suggests industrial water users should pay for the water they use. The report also suggests that Canada should create a new inventory of its water resources:
The panel, appointed by the federal government to provide advice on environmental and economic issues, said that industry accounts for about 86 per cent of... (more) | | (0 comments) Canada Drink Environmental Law Groundwater Industrial Emissions |
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