Canada

On June 22, Ontario Education Minister Kathleen Wynne announced that as of January 2008, all elementary and secondary schools in the Canadian province will provide environmental education.

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TipSheet [15]

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Environmental Studies [16]

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Canada [7]

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Public [4]

Read more about Ontario Schools Launch Environmental Curriculum [14]

Mixed News for Great Lakes [17]

US and Canadian government agencies acknowledged the glass is only half full with the June 7, 2007, release of their State of the Great Lakes Highlights Report.

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TipSheet [15]

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Pollution [18]

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Canada [7]

Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [19]

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Public [4]

Read more about Mixed News for Great Lakes [17]

Transported Firewood Can Be Source of Lethal Plant Disease [20]

As campers and picnickers head outdoors in greater numbers for the summer season, many government agencies are urging them to not bring their own firewood.

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TipSheet [15]

Topics on the Beat:

Forests [21]

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Canada [7]

National (U.S.) [5]

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Public [4]

Read more about Transported Firewood Can Be Source of Lethal Plant Disease [20]

Sawmills Drop, Production Increases [22]

Report details how fewer sawmills in the US and Canada see higher production of wood products.

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TipSheet [15]

Topics on the Beat:

Economy & Business [23]

Forests [21]

Natural Resources [24]

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Canada [7]

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Public [4]

Read more about Sawmills Drop, Production Increases [22]

Canadian Tar Sands Pollution Moves South to US Refineries [25]

New U.S. refineries will process crude oil from Canada's Tar Sands, which means that much of the pollution associated with that refining will occur in the lower 48.

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TipSheet [15]

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Air [26]

Energy & Fuel [27]

Pollution [18]

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Canada [7]

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Public [4]

Read more about Canadian Tar Sands Pollution Moves South to US Refineries [25]

20 U.S. States, Canada and Mexico Have Dead Zones [28]

The Gulf waters off of Louisiana aren't the only US area burdened by a "dead zone." There are similar, smaller areas with short- or long-term oxygen depletion off the shores of 20 states, as well as Canada and Mexico.

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TipSheet [15]

Topics on the Beat:

Pollution [18]

Water & Oceans [29]

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Canada [7]

National (U.S.) [5]

Mexico [30]

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Public [4]