Environment
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Feds add plane to marine surveillance program; will monitor oil spills, whales
A De Havilland Dash 8 will undergo modifications to become a maritime patrol aircraft
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Quebec to expand deposit system to cover all drink containers by 2022
A deposit will be charged to containers ranging from 100 millilitres to two litres made of plastic, glass or metal
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New talks planned over disputed gas pipeline in northern B.C.
Wet’suwet’en say they have agreed to the discussions in an effort to de-escalate the dispute over the Coastal GasLink pipeline
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U.S. grand jury subpoenas 3M over chemical discharges
The company was accused last year of releasing chemicals from its factory in Decatur into the Tennessee River without disclosing its actions.
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Environment Canada to release science review backing plastics ban [UPDATED]
An audit found less than 10% of the plastic products used in Canada are recycled
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Alberta panel suggests schools ‘balance’ climate change, oil sands lessons
The panel recommends students learn all views about climate change along with the value of the province’s oil and gas sector
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Alberta’s climate plan part of cabinet decision on Teck Frontier oilsands mine: Wilkinson [UPDATED]
The enviro minister says any decision on new projects considers how they fit with Canada’s goal to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 and provincial efforts to help
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Water advisory issued after plant in northern Alberta shut down
It will take between seven to 10 days to clean the water plant
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Feds’ electric car rebate uses nearly half its three year budget in eight months
Ottawa funded the program with $300 million over the next three years; as of Jan. 19, Transport Canada reports that more than $134 million in rebates have already been issued
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Former Liberal Blair Lekstrom quits post as Premier Horgan’s caribou liaison
Horgan appointed Lekstrom last year to bridge tensions between local groups, including backcountry enthusiasts and Indigenous nations, over government plans to save threatened herds
