Canada’s Climate Change Commitments: Deep Enough?
About The Report: Canada has pledged to significantly reduce greenhouse gases under the Paris Agreement on climate change. However, our current national action plan… Read the Report

Less is More: The benefits to Canadians mount as emissions of oil and gas methane decline
Canada is poised to realize benefits of almost $9 billion from implementing its regulations to reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas sector. But Alberta’s draft methane regulations won’t measure up without significant improvements.Read the Report

Talking Trash: Canada’s plastic pollution problem
Plastic pollution is literally piling up around us. Canada only recycles 11 per cent of its plastic waste, letting the rest accumulate in landfills or the environment, and currently has no national waste strategy for dealing with the problem.Read the Report

Full Disclosure: The case for stronger household product labelling
To enable consumers to reduce their exposure, Canada needs better labelling rules that fully inform about harmful ingredients in cleaning and personal care products. Read the Report

Building an Ontario Green Jobs Strategy
Ontario’s plan to retrofit buildings to make them more energy efficient will create nearly 33,000 jobs. But will these jobs be well-paying and go to people who need them most? Find out how the province can create good green jobs as part of its efforts to fight climate change. Read the Report

Application Incomplete: TransCanada fails to say how the Energy East pipeline would cross major Canadian rivers
TransCanada’s application to build Energy East is missing critical details about how the proposed pipeline would cross the Ottawa, Saint Lawrence and Assiniboine Rivers. Without this crucial information, the National Energy Board’s review of the Energy East pipeline review should not begin. Read the Report

Media Backgrounder: Grow The Greenbelt
Backgrounder on why the province needs to expand protection of vulnerable water supplies in the Greater Golden Horseshoe Region Read the Report

Buyers Beware: Toxic BPA & Regrettable Substitutes in the Linings of Canned Food
The chemical bisphenol-A (BPA) is toxic to human health. So toxic, it’s been banned from baby bottles in Canada. But it’s still widespread in food cans, as research by us, and five US non-profit groups, shows. We found BPA in 86 per cent of tested food cans from three major Canadian retailers – in both national and store brands. Read the Report

Getting FIT
With the passage of the Green Energy and Green Economy Act in 2009, Ontario took a bold step into the future and launched an ambitious effort to develop a green power industry. Read the Report

Ontario’s Climate Challenge: Getting Back On Track
Ontario recently re-committed to addressing climate change, and to meeting the province’s commitments to reduce carbon pollution in the years ahead. Read the Report

The Dirty Truth
Whether you’re no fuss or a neat freak, cleaning should be about fighting grime, not fighting for your health. Read the Report

The $2 Billion Question – How Can Ontario Reinvest Cap-and-Trade Proceeds to Meet its Climate Challenge and Grow the Economy?
Ontario has announced it will be putting a price on carbon pollution by implementing a cap-and-trade system. Read the Report

Transcanada’s Energy East: An Export Pipeline, Not For Domestic Gain
TransCanada’s proposed Energy East pipeline is not a made-in-Canada energy solution. Read the Report

TransCanada vastly exaggerating Energy East’s ability to reduce overseas oil imports
TransCanada has been misleading Canadians and investors by repeating false information in a desperate attempt to justify its Energy East pipeline and tanker proposal. Read the Report

Ontario’s Greenbelt Under Threat: A study of what’s at risk
Ontario’s world renowned Greenbelt prevents urban sprawl and protects Ontarians’ access to local food, clean drinking water and natural areas. Read the Report

Media Backgrounder: Information on Rouge Park
Rouge Park may be the last chance to create a federal park in southern Ontario – an area with 34 per cent of Canada’s population, yet 1/400th of its land protected in National Parks. Read the Report

Reality Check: Climate Change and the Tar Sands
Big Oil is spending millions of dollars trying to greenwash the tar sands, Canada’s fastest growing source of greenhouse gas pollution. Read the Report

Good Things Are Growing in Ontario
In honour of the Greenbelt’s eighth birthday, the Ontario Greenbelt Alliance released a report entitled, Good Things Are Growing in Ontario: Expanding Ontario’s Greenbelt Through Urban River Valleys. Read the Report

The High Costs of Sprawl: A Report on Why Building More Sustainable Communities Will Save Us Time and Money
In the Greater Golden Horseshoe, urban sprawl is hurting our wallets, our environment, our economy and our health. Read the Report

Taking Stock: How the cosmetics industry ranks on toxic chemicals
When it comes to toxic chemicals and the cosmetics industry, which companies are making progress and which ones are falling behind? Read the Report

Barriers to mitigating the climate impacts of the tar sands
President Obama has made it clear that the central factor in his decision to approve or reject the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline will be determined on whether or not the pipeline project will exacerbate the problem of carbon pollution. Read the Report

Our Nation Their Interest
Is the Northern Gateway Pipeline in Canada’s “national interest”? It depends on what kind of nation we want, and whose interests that nation serves. Read the Report

The Manscape: The Dirt on Toxic Ingredients in Men’s Body Care Products
Canadian men are using more personal care products than ever before. But what’s actually in them? Read the Report

Going in Reverse: The Tar Sands Oil Threat to Central Canada and New England
Enbridge appears to be reviving a previous plan, called Trailbreaker, which would transport tar sands oil through some of the most important natural and cultural landscapes in eastern Canada the US. Read the Report

The Impact of Canada’s Petrodollar
The Canadian dollar is increasingly linked to the price of oil. Read the Report

Heavy Metal Hazard: The Health Risks of Hidden Heavy Metals in Face Makeup
Environmental Defence tested the makeup bags of six Canadian women. Read the Report

Canada’s Chemicals Management Plan
In December 2006, the Government of Canada embarked on a plan to protect Canadians and their environment from dangerous chemicals in industrial and consumer products. Read the Report

Shale Gas Fracking and In Situ Oil Sands Chemicals and the National Pollutant Release Inventory: Public Disclosure Needed
The decline of conventional sources of oil and gas is spurring a shift to sources that are more difficult to extract such as shale gas and tar sands oil. Read the Report

King Carbon: How Enbridge Damages Our Climate as the World’s Largest Tar Sands Shipper
Enbridge is more than just the company that delivers natural gas to homes across Ontario. Read the Report

No Silver Lining: An Investigation Into BPA Canned Foods
A public health debate is raging around the world about the safety of bisphenol A (BPA). Read the Report

Tar Sands: Submission to the Commission for Environmental Cooperation
A request to the Commission on Environmental Cooperation to effectively enforce subsection 36(3) of the Canadian Fisheries Act against the practice of leaking deleterious substances from oil sands tailings ponds. Read the Report

Money and Politics in Simcoe County: Shining a Light on Municipal Election Financing
Developers play a disproportionate role in financing municipal politics. Read the Report

Toxic Baby Bottles in Canada
Bisphenol A, a hormone-disrupting chemical used in polycarbonate plastic, has been found to leach out of six major brands of popular baby bottles. Read the Report

Pollution in People: Toxic Chemical Profiles of 11 Adults and 5 Families Across Canada
A cocktail of harmful toxic chemicals has been detected in every person tested in a cross Canada study of pollution in people. Read the Report

Toxic Nation: A Report on Pollution in Canadians
The groundbreaking report, Toxic Nation: A Report on Pollution in Canadians, reveals that toxic chemicals, such as DDT, PCBs, stain repellants, flame retardants, mercury and lead, are contaminating Canadians. Read the Report

Polluted Children, Toxic Nation: A Report on Pollution in Canadian Families
The first Canadian study to test for harmful chemicals in children’s bodies, and the results show that Canadians young and old are polluted regardless of where they live, work, or play. Read the Report

The Toxic Ten Pocket Guide
Canadians put toxics on their skin every day from the products they use. Cancer-causing, hormone-disrupting, and allergy-inducing substances can be found in many Canadian products. Read the Guide

10 Ways You Can Help Keep Our Waters Clean
About the Guide: Simply by going about your daily routines, you might be unknowingly contributing to the pollution of our waterways. Here’s a tip sheet that you can use to help keep Canada’s waters healthy and clean! Read the Guide

The Environmental Defence Guide to Cleaning & Indoor Air
Cleaning should be about fighting grime, not fighting for your health. Read the Guide

Blue Flag Criteria for Beaches
In order for a beach to be awarded a Blue Flag, it must meet strict criteria in the areas of Water Quality, Environmental Management, Environmental Education and Safety & Services. Read the Guide

Blue Flag Criteria for Marinas
In order for a marina to be awarded a Blue Flag, it must meet strict criteria in the areas of Water Quality, Environmental Management, Environmental Education and Safety & Services. Read the Guide

Workplace Safety Guide for Salons
During their work day, salon professionals use a number of products – from shampoo and hair dye to nail polish and makeup – which may contain toxic chemicals. These chemicals can affect their health and the environment. Read the Guide

Environmental Defence Guide to Triclosan
Triclosan is a synthetic antimicrobial/antibacterial agent whose use has become widespread in toothpastes and mouthwashes, deodorants, cosmetics, fabrics, plastics and other products. Read the Guide

Young Reporters for the Environment Videographers Handbook
Young Reporters for the Environment Videographers Handbook is a guide to filming like an environmental journalist. Read the Guide

Young Reporters for the Environment Photographers Handbook
Young Reporters for the Environment Photographers Handbook is 16 pages on how to take great photos of the natural world. Read the Guide

Toxic Nation Guide to Plastics
This one page guide to common dangerous chemicals in your home is subtitled “Helping you avoid toxic chemicals”. Read the Guide

The Toxic Nation Guide To Spring Cleaning
Spring has sprung, and the time has come to pop the windows open and clean away winter’s dust and grime. Read the Guide

Protecting our Water for Future Generations
We support the provincial initiative to expand the Greenbelt to include significant and sensitive hydrological areas throughout the Greater Golden Horseshoe. This is essential to manage the threat of climate change and maintain the health and well-being of our communities. Read the Submission

Regulatory Proposal under Ontario’s Condominium Act, 1998
A joint submission by The Atmospheric Fund (TAF) and Environmental Defence (ED). TAF and ED were encouraged to see Ontario’s Ministry of Government and Consumer Services put forward proposed regulatory changes to the Condominium Act in support of the expansion of Electrical Vehicle charging infrastructure. Read the Submission

Comments on the Environmental and Regulatory Reviews Discussion Paper
We believe the reform of Canada’s environmental and regulatory laws is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to address the damage done to energy and industrial project review processes by previous governments. Read the Submission

Discussion Paper on Addressing Food and Organic Waste in Ontario
A joint submission of the Toronto Environmental Alliance, Canadian Environmental Law Association, the Citizens’ Network on Waste Management and Environmental Defence Canada in response to Ontario’s Discussion Paper on Addressing Food and Organic Waste in Ontario. Read the Submission