News

Congratulations! Environment North board member, Dodie LeGassick is the recipient of the 18th Annual Ilkka T. Ovaska award for social responsibility. November 23, 2023

Environment North is 50! Environment North celebrated 5 decades of environmental awareness, advocacy and action with a summer party. Read more about past successes and future concerns. September 11, 2022
Northern Focus Webinar Bora Laskin law students present their research on forestry, sustainability and public engagement - specifically on the two themes of caribou habitat and nuclear waste. The students' work was supported by Environment North, the Canadian Evironmental Law Association and ProBono Students Canada. April 14, 2022
Nurdles in Lake Superior Petri Bailey, a student at Bora Laskin Law School in Thunder Bay, has reported on the lingering issues surrounding the spill of plastic pellets in 2008 near Rossport. April 9, 2020
Environmental accountability Read the article "Accountability ensures gov't puts environment work ahead of games" by president Graham Saunders May 18, 2019
Wendell Beckwith Film Project Join Environment North in supporting this film project about the life of Wendell Beckwith. View the GOFUNDME video for more details. August 25, 2018
Oil and Fresh Water New research at the Experimental Lakes Area is studying the impact of oil spills in fresh water. November 20, 2017
Studying Permafrost in a Changing Climate On October 23, 2017, Élise Devoie, originally from Thunder Bay, gave a presentation on her permafrost research. Learn more by reading her blog and the Chronicle Journal article by Kerstin Muth. November 1, 2017
Oil and Water A new Royal Society of Canada expert panel report on the environmental impacts of crude oil in water was released in November 2015. March 1, 2016
Latest Great Lakes Climate Quarterly December 2015 Issue for the Climate Impacts and Outlook - Great Lakes Region is available February 29, 2016
OEB Review of Energy East Ontario Energy Board has released its report on the public consultation and review of the proposed Energy East Pipeline August 23, 2015
Woodland caribou in decline, future uncertain In January the "State of the Woodland Caribou Resource Report" was released. February 5, 2015
Crude Oil and Water New research will study the "Behaviour and Environmental Impacts of Crude Oil Released into Aqueous Environment". February 4, 2015
Grass Roots Activism Citizens can make their voices heard? Scott Harris takes a look at past successes and future challenges for the environmental protection and sustainability in Northwestern Ontario. January 14, 2015
"Beyond the Fields: . . . The importance of forest and freshwater foods in Northern Ontario"
A recently released report.
November 17, 2014