Media Release: Message to the Next Ontario Government: Stop Darlington: Choose Green Energy

Media Release Toronto - 27 September 2011, Over 200 organizations are calling on the next government of Ontario to abandon its plan to build expensive new reactors at the Darlington nuclear station so green energy can continue to expand and…

Media Release: Darlington nuclear panel conclusions a stab in the dark

Media Release Greenpeace and Lake Ontario Waterkeeper have asked federal environment minister Peter Kent to reconvene the panel responsible for reviewing Ontario Power Generation's proposal to build new reactors at the Darlington nuclear site. The panel must continue to address…

Media Release: Avoid Risks to Children’s Health During Renovations / Energy Retrofits, Experts Urge

Media Release Energy retrofits can fight climate change and create healthier homes but training, caution essential to avoid release of brain-damaging lead, other toxic substances Embargo: 5 A.M. EST, Sun. Mar. 6, 2011 Home energy retrofits tackle climate change and…

Media Release: Ministry of the Environment Grants Environmental Group’s Legal Application to Review Ontario’s Environmental Bill of Rights

Toronto – Ontario’s Ministry of the Environment (MOE) has agreed to undertake a public review of the province’s Environmental Bill of Rights (EBR), as had been requested by lawyers with the Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA). In December 2010, CELA…

Media Release: Ministry of the Environment Issues Order and Lays Charge Against Waste Management for Stormwater Discharge from Richmond Landfill

Media Release Toronto - Recent inspections by the Ministry of the Environment (MOE) of the stormwater management facility at the Richmond Landfill near Napanee have resulted in the issuance of a Provincial Officer’s Order and a Provincial Offences Notice against…

Media Release: Expert Reviewer Raises Concerns about Leachate Contamination at the Richmond Landfill Site

Media Release A detailed report by an expert hydrogeologist retained by local citizens has raised serious concerns about leachate contamination at the Richmond Landfill Site near Napanee, Ontario. The report was prepared by Wilf Ruland, P. Geo., and it has…