Flooded with U.S. hazardous waste imports, Canada rethinks its rules

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Canada's environmental protection agency, Environmental Canada announce review of its hazardous material regulations, due to a flood of hazardous waste imported into Ontario, Canada.

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Environment Canada revamps its hazardous material regulations.

Government regulation, Refuse systems, Hazardous Waste Treatmnt,Storge,Disposl, Hazardous Waste Collection, International trade, Environmental aspects, Hazardous waste management industry, Hazardous waste management, Ontario, Canada. Environment Canada

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Conservation is key to preventing water exports from the Great Lakes, IJC concludes

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The International Joint Commission (IJC), an advisory body appointed by the United States and Canada, recommends that the two countries protect the North American Great Lakes from being transformed into an exportable commodity in response to water shortages.

Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs, Water Conservation, Natural resources, Great Lakes (North America), International Joint Commission

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Canadian pollution prevention bill may threaten current protections

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Canada's House of Commons will debate on the proposed contentious toxic chemical control bill which opponents says may weaken the Canadian Environmental Protection Act of 1988.

Canada. Parliament. House of Commons

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