Pharmaceutical waste
Jackie made a recent presentation to Ontario’s pharmacists about the proper handling and disposal of pharmaceutical waste. Most contamination of surface and groundwater with pharmaceuticals seems to be a result of drugs that are still active after they are excreted from the body. Howe…
View the post titled Pharmaceutical wasteDownloading liability on municipalities
Senior governments seem to have no shame about downloading enormous, undisclosed environmental liabilities on municipalities. In an English case, Corby Group Litigation v. Corby District Council, the Corby Borough Council (CBC) has been held liable for allowing residents to become exposed t…
View the post titled Downloading liability on municipalitiesWhat's changed in 20 years?
My guess is that we’re still running pretty hard to have results that look like standing still.
View the post titled What's changed in 20 years?Buy contaminated site, then sue?
I have never understood why so many people think they can knowingly buy a contaminated site and then force someone else to clean it up.
View the post titled Buy contaminated site, then sue?Waste diversion: is it real?
Measuring the wrong thing can produce counterproductive results.
View the post titled Waste diversion: is it real?Court of Appeal overturns Berendsen
The most lasting impact of Berendsen may be Judge Seppi's trenchant criticism of the MOE's standard-setting process, and its failure to consider either cumulative effects or special sensitivities of some species.
View the post titled Court of Appeal overturns BerendsenQuick Overview of Canadian Environmental Law
Please checkout our new page, with its quick summary of Canadian environmental in an easy-to-read, question and answer format. It starts: Legislation 1 Main environmental regulations What are the main statutes and regulations relating to the environment? Under Canada’s constitution, environm…
View the post titled Quick Overview of Canadian Environmental LawGeneral Chemical directors settle personal claim
This spring, the Environmental Review Tribunal approved a multi-million dollar settlement between the Ministry of the Environment and the officers and directors of General Chemical. General Chemical famously declared bankruptcy, abandoning a badly contaminated lagoon. Just before bankruptcy,…
View the post titled General Chemical directors settle personal claimRegulation 347 amended
Ontario Regulation 347 (General - Waste Management) has been amended through Ontario Regulation 337/09 to change definitions and requirements related to field operations.
View the post titled Regulation 347 amendedWhat's New in Ontario environmental laws
Ontario environmental laws have changed so much in the last year that there will be numerous amendments in the 2009 -- 2010 edition of Ontario Environmental Legislation.
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