Environment

OTTAWA--The Green Party of Canada is outraged that Canada is opposing a new US Environmental Protection Agency rule that would force freighters in the Great Lakes to stop using polluting fuel.

OTTAWA--The Green Party of Canada sends hearty congratulations to the small village of Elgin, who won a large victory in a court case against dumping industrial sludge onto agricultural land.

OTTAWA--The Green Party of Canada has recommended that Canada scrap its proposed domestic offset system in favour of expanding the cap and trade mechanism across the economy.

OTTAWA -- The Green Party today is calling for improved National Air Emission Standards in Canada. "The Canadian government has refused to protect its citizens from toxic emissions," said Elizabeth May

SAINT JOHN--The condition for meaningful and adequate public consultation has not been met in the case of the construction of an Irving office building proposed for the Saint John Port Authority's Long Wharf in Saint John, New Brunswick, says the Green Party of Canada.

PICTOU--The news of more delays in the cleanup of Boat Harbour, near Pictou, Nova Scotia, is totally unacceptable, says the Green Party of Canada.  Residents of the area have been promised a cleanup numerous times but have yet to see any action.

DURHAM--Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says she is encouraged that some Durham Region councilors were advocating for a zero waste approach in order to avoid an incinerator, even if they were outv

SYDNEY--In response to the $52 million funding announcement made today by Peter MacKay and Gordie Gosse regarding the Sydney tar ponds and coke ovens cleanup, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May expressed her disappointment