Climate

Environmental groups hope that texts written in the past by new Quebec Environment Minister, Pascale Déry, concerning endangered species and fossil fuels will not reflect her political decisions.

An organization working to accelerate decarbonization in Quebec is publishing a white paper on Thursday aimed at demonstrating that a property portfolio that takes sustainability and climate resilience into account is also synonymous with financial sustainability.

The City of Dorval is testing an unusual ingredient this winter in its fight against ice: starfish. Instead of relying solely on traditional road salt, the city launched a pilot project using an additive derived from invasive starfish species.

Quebec Solidaire (QS) and the Parti Québécois (PQ) voted in favour of a motion opposing a pipeline project that would cross Quebec, while the Coalition Avenir Quebec (CAQ) and the Quebec Liberal Party (PLQ) voted against it.

Faced with uncertainty over jobs at the Horne Smelter in Rouyn-Noranda, the Quebec government now says it is ready, under certain conditions, to grant Glencore seven years of 'regulatory predictability' to maintain jobs and promote regional economic development.

A Quebec fisher pulled a 244-pound (110 kilograms) Atlantic halibut out of the Saguenay Fjord, breaking the record for the scientific winter fishery project run by the Musee du Fjord.

The Quebec government says it’s pushing back its greenhouse gas reduction target by five years to protect the economy and jobs.

The average winter temperature in Quebec could rise by 6.6 degrees Celsius by the end of the century, according to estimates by Ouranos, a consortium of some 70 climate science and adaptation professionals.

A study commissioned by the Society for Nature and Parks (SNAP Québec) argues that the Port of Montreal expansion project in Contrecœur risks being a “financial burden on taxpayers” and is based on unrealistic projections.

A company that operated a chemical manufacturing plant in western Quebec has been fined $1.35 million for discharging a harmful substance into the Rivière du Lièvre in 2019.

A battery recycling facility on the South Shore is facing more than 50 charges for allegedly dumping toxic water into the St. Lawrence Seaway.

The Quebec government announced Tuesday “the legal designation of a new wildlife habitat” for the western chorus frog in the Montérégie and Outaouais regions.

Quebec’s environment minister says the province will reduce the amount of time it takes to complete an environmental assessment by about half. 

In resigning from the Carney cabinet Thursday, MP Steven Guilbeault wrote a three-page letter in which he says, among other things, that the Clean Electricity Regulations — which Alberta will no longer need to follow — have the potential to save lives. A medical association agrees.

The cost of Quebec’s carbon pricing system would represent only a small portion of the price at the pump, according to a report by the Quebec Institute (IDQ) released on Thursday.