Environmental Issues

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Sep 06, 2024, 06:18 ET The Week in Canadian Press Releases: 10 Stories You Need to See

A roundup of the most newsworthy press releases from Cision Distribution this week TORONTO, Sept. 6, 2024 /CNW/ - With thousands of press releases...

Sep 05, 2024, 15:00 ET Ducks Unlimited Canada invites communities across Canada to "Make Room For Life" on World Cleanup Day 2024

STONEWALL, MB, Sept. 5, 2024 /CNW/ - Last year, over 19 million people from 198 countries took part in a global initiative called World Cleanup Day...

Sep 05, 2024, 09:01 ET CDPQ and the Fonds de solidarité FTQ make additional investment in Énergir to accelerate its decarbonization

MONTRÉAL, Sept. 5, 2024 /CNW/ - CDPQ, a global investment group, and the Fonds de solidarité FTQ announced today an additional investment totaling...

Sep 05, 2024, 08:00 ET Sustainable Production Forum Returns to Inspire Action for a Greener Future in Arts and Entertainment

TORONTO and VANCOUVER, BC, Sept. 5, 2024 /CNW/ - Sustainable Production Forum (SPF), the annual global hybrid conference aimed at reducing the carbon ...

Sep 05, 2024, 07:00 ET EARTHDAY.ORG ANNOUNCES THE GLOBAL THEME FOR EARTH DAY 2025: Our Power, Our Planet™ #RenewableEnergyNow

EARTHDAY.ORG (EDO), the global organizer of Earth Day, observed annually on April 22, announces the global theme for Earth Day 2025: Our Power, Our...

Sep 05, 2024, 05:00 ET Ontario Says Goodbye to the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe

TORONTO, Sept. 5, 2024 /CNW/ - Traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat – On...

Sep 04, 2024, 06:15 ET Huawei and Partners Successfully Test New Wild Fire Detection Solution in Greece

Huawei and partners National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) and the start-up PROBOTEK have successfully tested a forest fire prevention ...

Sep 03, 2024, 15:18 ET Claigan Webinar - Ignorance is no excuse - Making sense of complicated concepts

OTTAWA, ON, Sept. 3, 2024 /CNW/ - On September 11, Claigan Environmental Inc. (www.claigan.com) will be presenting a webinar on restricted materials...

Sep 03, 2024, 10:00 ET Battery recycling soars up in Canada with 50 million kg of batteries recycled through Call2Recycle

TORONTO, Sept. 3, 2024 /CNW/ - Call2Recycle Canada, Canada's leading battery collection and recycling organization, is thrilled to announce the...

Aug 30, 2024, 10:45 ET Government of Canada invests more than $4.9 million to protect significant habitats in Mauricie

TROIS-RIVIÈRES, QC, Aug. 30, 2024 /CNW/ - Protecting nature is an effective solution to counter biodiversity loss, pollution, and climate change....

Aug 30, 2024, 10:30 ET Federal Government and City of Toronto partner to protect communities from worsening floods

TORONTO, Aug. 30, 2024 /CNW/ - The Black and Lavender Creeks in the Rockcliffe-Smythe area of Toronto are being modified to reduce the risk of...

Aug 30, 2024, 06:00 ET /R E P E A T -- Media advisory - Minister Guilbeault to make a funding announcement to protect habitat of importance in the Mauricie region/

TROIS-RIVIÈRES, QC, Aug. 29, 2024 /CNW/ - Media representatives and others are advised that the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment ...

Aug 29, 2024, 15:57 ET Launching of the Public Review for the new Draft National Standard of Canada Related to the Reduction of Inflow and Infiltration Risks in Existing Sanitary Sewer Systems

QUÉBEC, Aug. 29, 2024 /CNW/ - The Bureau de normalisation du Québec (BNQ) launches a public review for the new National Standard of Canada CAN/BNQ...

Aug 29, 2024, 11:51 ET Media advisory - Minister Guilbeault to make a funding announcement to protect habitat of importance in the Mauricie region

TROIS-RIVIÈRES, QC, Aug. 29, 2024 /CNW/ - Media representatives and others are advised that the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment ...

Aug 29, 2024, 10:00 ET The Government of Canada invests in new research projects to develop solutions towards sustainable agriculture

ST. PETER'S BAY, PE, Aug. 29, 2024 /CNW/ - Building research partnerships among Canadian post-secondary researchers and farmers, producers, and...

Aug 28, 2024, 07:30 ET Invert and The Earth Lab Announce First Issuance of Carbon Credits from Improved Forest Management Projects in the Yucatan Peninsula

OTTAWA, ON, Aug. 28, 2024 /CNW/ - Invert Inc. ("Invert" or "the Company"), a leading carbon reduction and removal company, and The Earth Lab (TEL), a ...

Aug 28, 2024, 06:05 ET SAQ becomes the first North American monopoly to join the International Alcohol Monopolies Environmental Roadmap

MONTREAL, Aug. 28, 2024 /CNW/ - Today, Société des alcools du Québec (SAQ) takes a significant step toward reducing its environmental footprint by...

Aug 27, 2024, 12:00 ET More than $26 million to Énercycle for its biomethanization and composting project in the Mauricie Region

SAINT-ÉTIENNE-DES-GRÈS, QC, Aug. 27, 2024 /CNW/ - The government of Canada and the government of Quebec have announced $26,448,693 in joint financial ...

Aug 26, 2024, 16:01 ET Canada's draft Ocean Noise Strategy hits some of the right notes but is silent on how and when underwater noise will be turned down: WWF-Canada

WWF-Canada looks forward to supporting an impactful final Ocean Noise Strategy; urges immediate actions to reduce underwater noise pollution TORONTO, ...

Aug 23, 2024, 12:45 ET Government of Canada releases a draft of Canada's Ocean Noise Strategy for public feedback

OTTAWA, ON, Aug. 23, 2024 /CNW/ - The effects of human activities and climate change are being felt around the world, both above and below the...

Aug 23, 2024, 12:00 ET SALISH SEA LANDS PROTECTED FOREVER

BC Parks Foundation, with support from the Wilson 5 Foundation, Environment and Climate Change Canada and other donors, protect BC's most fragile...

Aug 22, 2024, 12:44 ET Forests Ontario supported the planting of 2.7 million trees across Canada this planting season - bringing the national total to 46.5 million

Forests Ontario, together with its national division Forest Recovery Canada, is conserving, restoring and growing Canada's forests to sustain life...

Aug 22, 2024, 12:30 ET Protecting communities in Nova Scotia from the impacts of climate change

BRIDGEWATER, NS, Aug. 22, 2024 /CNW/ - The town of Bridgewater and the LaHave River will be better protected from the impacts of climate change after ...

Aug 22, 2024, 10:30 ET Canada, FCM energizes first-of-its-kind net-zero neighbourhood in Markham, ON with $8.7 million investment

MARKHAM, ON, Aug. 22, 2024 /CNW/ - An innovative net-zero neighbourhood in southern Ontario is receiving continued support from the Government of...

Aug 22, 2024, 07:11 ET New Ducks Unlimited Canada Tool Maps Prairie Biodiversity

Innovative study highlights 39 per cent more species on sites with conservation easements compared to unprotected lands STONEWALL, MB, Aug. 22, 2024...

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