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Published on: 6 Dec 2011 By (Dianne Saxe)

New federal wastewater regulations a challenge for municipalities

Dianne spoke last month at the annual Canadian Water and Wastewater Association “Window on Ottawa”, on potential risks to municipalities of the new Wastewater Systems Effluent Regulations under the Fisheries Act, expected to appear shortly in the Canada Gazette. Bottom line, the …

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Published on: 5 Dec 2011 By (Dianne Saxe)

Pollution, hot spots and environmental justice

 Is it acceptable for legal pollution levels to be higher in some neighbourhoods than in others? In the US, pollution is often concentrated in areas of colour, including the famous Cancer Alley. Changing this is called “environmental justice”, and is an important priority for US EPA Administ…

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Published on: 24 Nov 2011 By (Dianne Saxe)

Will Midland really put a waste site facing Ste Marie?

Opposition is growing to a proposal, by the Town of Midland and a waste/ scrap handling company called Recycling Specialties, to put a waste transfer and processing site (with outdoor storage) on a vacant lot facing the most sensitive and sacred parts of Sainte Marie among the Hurons and the…

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