With air pollution causing more than one million deaths in 2015 and reducing the lifespan of citizens in northern China by three
Pollution and its impacts on human health and assets cost Canadians tens of billions of dollars each year, according to a recent
A nation-wide ban on the marketing of unhealthy food to children under 17 has been proposed by Health Canada. On the chopping
Today, 35.8 per cent of the worldโs population still lacks access to any proper sanitation facilities. Thatโs why in 2015, the worldโs
Hurricane Harvey has droppedย more than 20 inches of rainย on Houston, and the scenes from the city are devastating. Emergency crews carrying children
This article first appeared on Ensia Seventy-seven-year-old Heinz Spahn โ whose blue eyes are both twinkling and stern โ vividly recalls his
We are all pedestrians. Even if a car is your primary means of transportation, you are a pedestrian from the moment you
Aside from the rustle of wind-tossed leaves or the creak of a limb, silence is the prevailing sound most of us hear
While tangible, on-street changes likeย bike lanes, busways and plazas attract lots of attention, parking policy is arguably the unsung hero of urban
This article first appeared on Ensia It was a time of year that should have been perfect. Warming temperatures marked Southern Californiaโs
Like many cities that have introduced or tried to introduce a congestion charge, there was initially widespread resistance to the idea in
The Canadian Coalition on Acid Rain (CCAR) was formed in 1981 and became what was then the largest single-issue coalition in the
A bill moving through the Icelandic parliament would require public and private firms to prove they offer equal pay regardless of gender,
When Marianne Smith interviewed with Blake, Cassels & Graydon for an articling position in 2003, it never occurred to her to ask
Is organic agriculture the solution to our global food system challenges? Thatโs been the premise and promise of the organic movement since
Even if youโve never lived in Los Angeles, you still probably know the cityโs eponymous river from the movies. Over the decades,
Mexico City Mayor Miguel Mancera is pursuing a sweeping overhaul of the cityโs parking policy thatโs expected to do away with minimum
Hero: Unilever Anglo-Dutch consumer goods company Unilever announced a new transparency initiative in February intended to provide a detailed breakdown of all
When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced last November that his government was approving Kinder Morganโs Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, it was bound
This pieceย appeared as an editor’s note inย the Spring 2017 issue of Corporate Knights As sesquicentennial events take place around the country in
Canadians may end up consuming more sugar โ not less โ as a result of new food labels the federal government says
London should replace its existing inner city congestion charge with a broader pay-per-mile system, according to a report submitted by the London
The CEO of KIND Healthy Snacks, Daniel Lubetzky, has committed to donating $25 million over the next 10 years to exposing the
One of my all-time favorite articles from the spot-on satirical publication The Onion ran under this brilliant headline: โReport: 98 Percent of
Revered for far more than its contribution to Indian civilization, the Ganges represents the goddess of salvation, Ganga. As a symbol of
Impressionist painter Claude Monet was able to see beauty in the swirl of fog encompassing Britainโs Houses of Parliament at the end
A group of international development and health organizations launched a pressure campaign in November against the International Tax and Investment Center (ITIC),
Every year, Montreal transforms moreย of itsย streets into public spaces where people can rub shoulders with their neighbours without worrying about car traffic.ย Block
Hollandโs State Forestry Commission introduced an ambitious woodland expansion plan in October, calling for the addition of 100,000 hectares of new forest