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Not in Our Backyard! Environmental Racism and Hypocritical Environmental Activism in Canada
The Story of Chemical Valley and the Aamjiwnaang Protestors carry sign that reads “Cancer Alley” in opposition to toxic pollutants in...
Robyn Sulkko
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Reducing Combined Sewer Overflows in Canada: It's Time to Think Green
Credit: Kieran Smith It is common to see large culverts that discharge rainwater into rivers and lakes as they are installed to keep...
Kieran Smith
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Trudeau’s Performative Environmental Activism
Over the last two elections, the Liberal government has bolstered on an all-inclusive, progressive, youth-oriented, gender-equitable, and...
Oumalker Jaamac
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How to Define Climate-Displaced People — Migrants or Refugees
"An Iñupiat girl stands on [an] ice floe on a shore of the Arctic Ocean in Barrow, Alaska in the United States of America". UNICEF/Vlad...
Sophia Stavropoulos
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Hidden in Plain Sight: Sustainable Forest Management in Canada
A clear-cut block in British Columbia, near Fort St James. The patchwork of Canadian forests is shown in the distance, which are...
Harris Barnard-Davidson
4 min read
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Recycling Is Not What They Say It Is
Plastic bundles are packed in shipping containers. These will travel across the globe to find a recycling facility or a simple dumping...
Talia Deslauriers
4 min read
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The BIPOC Struggle: Victims of Climate Change and White Environmentalism
Credit: Vlad Tchompalov Environmentalism is unsurprisingly, undeniably, and profoundly white. Beyond its racist origin, the movement...
April Cho
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Environmental Racism: A Not-So Invisible Injustice
Editorial Cartoon: Poverty/Environmental Justice. Source: Environmental Racism From the clean water crisis in Flint, Michigan, to the...
Snit Abrha
5 min read
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Environmental Injustice in Canada
The Connection Between Climate Change, Natural Resource Exploitation and the Well-Being of Indigenous Communities This picture depicts...
Christelle Azzi
4 min read
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Ontario’s COVID-19 Recovery Legislation: Fast-tracking Development at the Expense of the Environment
Construction of the Lower Mattagami hydroelectric dam project. Credit: Ontario Power Generation On July 8th, 2020, the Ford government...
Cassie Williamson
4 min read
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