Saxe Envirolaw News
News and analysis of environmental cases, legislation and policy proposals in Ontario and across Canada.
Author: Dianne Saxe practices at the Saxe Law Office in Toronto.
Blawg Related Categories: Environmental Law • International • North America • Canada • Solo / Small Firm
Recent Posts from Saxe Envirolaw News
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Duty to Regulate Hazardous Substances?
A BC woman has failed in her attempt to sue the federal and provincial governments for allowing mercury amalgam dental fillings to be used in Canada. Zsuzsanna Holland alleges that mercury from her 23…
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More Grief for MOE on Standards
Ministry of the Environment has a very bad year defending its environmental standards.
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US Congress demands safer children’s toys
The United States Senate and House of Representatives have passed a sweeping new statute, the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008. The Act, which the president cannot veto and will come into effect in…
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Uneven enforcement
Many problems still fall through the cracks.
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Hurrah for the bottle ban!
With any luck, bottled water will fall from fashion as quickly and as thoroughly as cigarettes did.
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Sunrise Propane: is it the regulators’ fault?
Until now, there has been no evidence as to whether the TSSA is any more or less effective in protecting public safety than the government departments it replaced
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Toronto’s marvellous waterfront
One of the successes of Ontario’s 40 years of environmental law and enforcement is Toronto’s marvellous waterfront. Yes, I admit that some of the gains are hard to see from land. But a few minutes’…
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Air Pollution: what’s really there?
industries already subject to Regulation 419 have found it to be much more difficult and expensive than they expected.
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When a tree falls…
Yesterday’s crash of a heritage tree in High Park is another reminder of our need to pay more attention to the law regarding trees. Climate change greatly increases the importance of having trees in…
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Light pollution and human health
Light pollution can disrupt melatonin, a hormone that helps regulate circadian rhythm and may be important in preventing cancers.