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Published on: 12 Oct 2011 By (Dianne Saxe)

What will the new TCE health classification mean?

Now that the US EPA has classified TCE as a carcinogen, and dangerous at levels previously believed to be safe, what will happen to risk assessments and other regulatory decision-making in Ontario? Noted risk assessor, Brett Ibbotson, tells me that the new numbers are two to four times as st…

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Published on: 27 Sep 2011 By (Dianne Saxe)

Environment Canada: more cuts, less science?

Sometimes, it feels like the 1990s again. In both Canada and the US, budget shortfalls and political preferences are resulting in significant cuts to environmental scientists and regulators. For example, Environment Canada has announced that its current round of cuts will eliminate approxima…

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