Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) recently announced that it has completed the excavation and transfer of historic low-level radioactive waste away from the Lake Ontario shoreline in Southeast Clarington. The placement of the last truckloads of waste in the aboveground mound at the new long-term waste management facility, located about 700 metres north of the shoreline […]
Written by Walter Wright, Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, P.L.L.C. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Spectrum Health Hospitals (“Spectrum”) entered into an October 29th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) hazardous waste regulations. See Docket No. RCRA-05-2021-0003. The CAFO provides that […]
The Office of the Auditor General of Ontario recently released a series of audit reports related to the environment in the Province. One report examined the the value-for-money of setting environmental indicators and targets, and the subsequent monitoring. Her report acknowledged the importance of the environment and its relationship to the economic health and social […]
Written by Steven Pike, Argon Electronics Effective chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) threat detection relies on ensuring that response personnel are fully confident in the use of their operational equipment before they step foot into a real-life hazardous situation. While essential knowledge can of course be gradually acquired through exposure to live incidents, the […]
The Government of Canada recently announced it had reached a significant milestone in the Faro Mine Remediation Project that will help protect the valuable fish habitat of Rose Creek. Under the North Fork of Rose Creek Realignment Project, clean water has started to flow through a newly constructed channel that will help prevent the contamination of Rose Creek. In […]
The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) recently announced that it will lead the development of an integrated radioactive waste management strategy. This is part of the Government of Canada’s Radioactive Waste Policy Review, and leverages the NWMO’s 20 years of recognized expertise in the engagement of Canadians and Indigenous peoples on plans for the safe long-term […]
Débroussaillage Québec and Forestière des Amériques Inc. were recently each fined $20,000—for a total of $40,000—at the Longueuil, Quebec courthouse. Each company pleaded guilty to one count of violating the Emergency Order for the Protection of the Western Chorus Frog (the Emergency Order) in contravention of the Species at Risk Act. The companies pleaded guilty to the charge of carrying out a […]
Written by Bryan W Sommers, Argon Electronics As major incidents such as the 2018 Novichok nerve agent poisoning in Salisbury have demonstrated, Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) emergencies can push national and international response capabilities to their very limits. Conversely though, these types of challenging CBRN events can also provide a powerful learning opportunity by highlighting […]
As reported in the Saanich News, a Councillor from the Town of View Royal in British Columbia is pushing for provincial legislation to enhance safety and security issues for fuel oil tanks. Councillor John Rogers wants to lessens the risk of environmental contamination from leaking heating fuel tanks. Last month, Rogers’ motion to the Union […]
QY Research recently published a market report entitled Global Oil Spill Management Market Outlook. The market study offers detailed research and analysis of key aspects of the global Oil Spill Management market. According to the report, the global oil spill management market size is projected to reach US$ 91050 million by 2026, from US$ 88600 […]
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