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Industrial Emissions
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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.
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Remember polychlorinated biphynls? The gooey toxin was banned in the ’70s, targeted for clean-up in the ’80s and ’90s. But mounds of it — literally — remain, across the province. The biggest one is in Toronto
A tarp-covered mound of earth appears inconspiciously on the edge of an industrial zone in west Toronto, visible only as a massive black triangle in satellite... (more)
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Energy & Fossil Fuels
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Industrial Emissions
Ontario
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A Kingston business has been awarded $2.5 million from the Ministry of Research and Innovation.
Kingston and the Islands MPP John Gerretsen presented the grant, from the Innovation Demon stration Fund, to Endetec yesterday at Innovation Park.
Endetec, the global sensor platform of Veolia Water Solutions and Technologies, was founded by Queen's University researchers who... (more)
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Environmental Law
Industrial Emissions
Kingston and Region
Sewers & Urban Runoff
Water takings
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Picton residents may want to seek extra dental care this summer because of temporary changes in water treatment.
The water treatment plant is being improved and as a result staff won't be adding fluoride to the water, Hastings and Prince Edward Counties Health Unit officials said Wednesday in a news release. Fluoride is a compound used to prevent tooth decay and is a common... (more)
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Environmental Law
Industrial Emissions
Quinte Region
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