New Toxics Reduction Law Closer
The Ministry of the Environment has released a discussion paper outlining its proposed Toxics Reduction Law, as promised in last year’s Throne Speech. The paper was developed by an expert panel, headed by noted environmental chemist, Miriam Diamond. They propose that the new statute …
Continue reading the post titled New Toxics Reduction Law CloserDuty to Regulate Hazardous Substances?
A BC woman has failed in her attempt to sue the federal and provincial governments for allowing mercury amalgam dental fillings to be used in Canada. Zsuzsanna Holland alleges that mercury from her 17 fillings (installed in 1982) has poisoned her and her children, ruining their lives. Mercur…
Continue reading the post titled Duty to Regulate Hazardous Substances?More Grief for MOE on Standards
Ministry of the Environment has a very bad year defending its environmental standards.
Continue reading the post titled More Grief for MOE on StandardsUS Congress demands safer children's toys
The United States Senate and House of Representatives have passed a sweeping new statute, the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008. The Act, which the president cannot veto and will come into effect in six months, slashes the permissible level of lead in children’s products …
Continue reading the post titled US Congress demands safer children's toysUneven enforcement
Many problems still fall through the cracks.
Continue reading the post titled Uneven enforcementHurrah for the bottle ban!
With any luck, bottled water will fall from fashion as quickly and as thoroughly as cigarettes did.
Continue reading the post titled Hurrah for the bottle ban!Sunrise Propane: is it the regulators' fault?
Until now, there has been no evidence as to whether the TSSA is any more or less effective in protecting public safety than the government departments it replaced
Continue reading the post titled Sunrise Propane: is it the regulators' fault?Air Pollution: what's really there?
industries already subject to Regulation 419 have found it to be much more difficult and expensive than they expected.
Continue reading the post titled Air Pollution: what's really there?When a tree falls…
Yesterday’s crash of a heritage tree in High Park is another reminder of our need to pay more attention to the law regarding trees. Climate change greatly increases the importance of having trees in urban areas, for shade, to protect water, to provide wildlife and bird habitat and to k…
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Light pollution can disrupt melatonin, a hormone that helps regulate circadian rhythm and may be important in preventing cancers.
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