Life next to the fast lane full of health hazards

Living close to major roadways risky for residents

December 31, 2005 [B.C.]

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Cleanups put green back in brownfields

For advocate Angus Ross, the cost of redeveloping poisoned sites is worth the effort

December 20, 2005 [Canada]

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Strait's fate still unsettled

Much has been done to protect B.C.'s vulnerable waters since The Sun ran its first series in 1998, but 63 marine species are still at risk and time is short

December 20, 2005 [B.C.]

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Ship Company to Pay $10.5 Million For Covering Up Oil Pol...

Largest Environmental Criminal Fine in Massachusetts History

December 19, 2005 [U.S.]

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Motorcycles emit 'disproportionately high' amounts of air...

December 19, 2005 [International]

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Local Government Returning Responsibility for Discarded P...

December 16, 2005 [International]

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Efforts to protect orcas may have wide impact

What do chemicals you wash down the drain, Navy ships, a proposed Maury Island gravel mine and an international treaty have in common? Each could be affected by the recent protection of Puget Sound killer whales under the Endangered Species Act.

December 13, 2005 [International]

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Distinguished company in the government's doghouse

I've been in this establishment before. I've now been sent here by Social Credit, NDP and Liberal governments. So have: Public servants who sought to stop the ministry from breaking the law. Scientists who stood up for science and had their dissenting opinions suppressed. Whistleblowers. Community activists. People who actually care enough about what's happening around them to engage with their government at a time when politicians gripe endlessly about declining public participation.

December 7, 2005 [B.C.]

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McWane, Inc. and Company Executives Sentenced for Environ...

December 5, 2005 [U.S.]

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Sierra Club urges responsible mining

Coal harvesting can damage groundwater and soil, but environmentalists say the right methods can preserve resources

November 30, 2005 [U.S.]

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Oil port proposals a threat, says Anderson

Retiring Victoria Liberal MP David Anderson warns that proposals for oil ports in Vancouver and Kitimat are more imminent threats to B.C.'s marine environment than offshore oil and gas exploration.

November 25, 2005 [B.C.]

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Oil Tankers Are Coming to the BC Coast

November 24, 2005 [Lower Mainland]

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NDP to undertake fish farm study in B.C.

Fish farm review being watched closely; Robin Austin to lead legislative aquaculture committee .

November 23, 2005 [B.C.]

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Conference Organizers Take Measures to Reduce Delegates' ...

Eco-friendly transport, recycled paper, and composting leftovers are just some ways the COP MOP is attempting to make an influx of over 10,000 conference-goers more environmentally sustainable

November 23, 2005 [Canada]

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More Reefs Become Roadkill on the Marine Highway

Industrial-scale dive chartering coming to a fragile reef ecosystem near you! Don't these new novice divers realize the nearby mother ship's guests will be waste discharging all over them as they dive? - Editor

November 22, 2005 [International]

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Cruise ship trash-burning curbed

U.S. regulators adopt 3-mile coastal ban

November 21, 2005 [U.S.]

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World Wildlife Fund: Pulp Mill Devastates Swans' Sanctuar...

A recently opened pulp mill in Chile has devastated one of South America's most biologically outstanding wetlands, decimating its famed population of black-necked swans, along with most other bird life.

November 21, 2005 [International]

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Enviro groups say CRD data confirms pollution

Sewage outfalls exceed contaminated site levels: Sierra Legal Defence Fund

November 19, 2005 [B.C.]

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Chemical weapons found

The Department of National Defence wants answers about an underwater chemical weapons dump located off the B.C. coast since the late 1940s.

November 18, 2005 [B.C.]

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Tahltan asked to approve mine plan

It has run into stiff opposition from a group of people who challenge its authority to make decisions because they say the elders are being ignored. The group occupied the offices of the Telegraph Creek band earlier this year. Members of the group also blockaded road access to the Klappan area this summer so another resource company, Fortune Minerals, could not work on its anthracite coal licences.

November 16, 2005 [B.C.]

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Army sunk poison gas off B.C.

National Defence says sinking of gas barrels was 'acceptable' in 1947

November 16, 2005 [B.C.]

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Groups fear drilling in Alta. wildlife reserve could open...

Alberta environmentalists fear an energy company's plans to more than double its number of wells inside a national wildlife area could open the doors to development in other federally protected reserves.

November 15, 2005 [Canada]

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Contaminated sites created by Victoria's sewage

November 15, 2005 [Vancouver Island/South Coast]

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Abitibi-Consolidated Launches its Largest Recycling Expan...

November 15, 2005 [B.C.]

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Hidden cost in wood burning: Pollution

Scientists have long known that wood smoke contains carbon monoxide and cancer-causing chemicals. But research shows that wood smoke's major ingredient — tiny particles of soot and liquid pollution — worsens heart disease and triggers asthma attacks.

November 14, 2005 [International]

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