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Watchdog claims tests show Metro Vancouver incinerator a 'significant health risk'

Watchdog claims tests show Metro Vancouver incinerator a 'significant health risk'

Regional district 'confident' test results are not attributable to the incinerator itself, while calls grow to shut it down
Comment: B.C.’s migrant farm workers face scorching heat in the fields and in their housing

Comment: B.C.’s migrant farm workers face scorching heat in the fields and in their housing

In B.C., workers have the right to refuse work when their workplaces are too hot.
B.C. approving thousands of hectares of logging in endangered caribou habitat, report finds

B.C. approving thousands of hectares of logging in endangered caribou habitat, report finds

Satellite monitoring identified 5,713 hectares of forest proposed and approved for logging across the ranges of three of B.C.'s most at-risk caribou herds
B.C. First Nations are leading a waste revolution

B.C. First Nations are leading a waste revolution

"We’re not just cleaning up dumps," said Calvin Jameson, who helped transform his community's approach to garbage.
Noise from Vancouver miner's deep-sea operations could threaten Pacific marine life, studies say

Noise from Vancouver miner's deep-sea operations could threaten Pacific marine life, studies say

Two new studies warn miner's deep-sea operations threaten whales, dolphins and an uncounted number of other species
B.C. composter penalized for being over triple capacity

B.C. composter penalized for being over triple capacity

Abbotsford company's $9K penalty significantly reduced after it claimed it didn't gain economic advantage from the breach because it gave the compost away
Laundry detergent as pesticide? B.C. court quashes appeal ruling

Laundry detergent as pesticide? B.C. court quashes appeal ruling

The application of 290 kg of Tide to a condo rooftop in 2021 has raised questions over whether household cleansers like Tide can be classified as pesticides under B.C. and Canadian law.
Factory trawlers have Ireland-sized impact off B.C.'s coast, investigation claims

Factory trawlers have Ireland-sized impact off B.C.'s coast, investigation claims

An investigation traces arrival of nine large factory trawlers to B.C.'s coast in recent years, claiming some may be involved in illegal fishing
In Vancouver, wildfire smoke and heat combine to significantly increase mortality risk, finds study

In Vancouver, wildfire smoke and heat combine to significantly increase mortality risk, finds study

Days dominated by hot temperatures and smoky skies combine to raise the statistical risk of death across the region by 7.9 per cent, researchers found.
As climate costs mount, businesses talking more about spending to adapt: report

As climate costs mount, businesses talking more about spending to adapt: report

TORONTO — Work on climate change has largely focused on preventing it from getting worse, but as a new RBC report points out, businesses are also starting to think more about potential spending on adaptation and preparation as the costs of disasters
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