A new research paper was published on FACETS on November 3, 2025, analysing the environmental impact assessment process for Canadian mines. The paper presents the first complete list of IA laws that apply to mining in Canada; provides an open-source database of mine and quarry projects subject to IA; quantifies mining and IA trends; andContinue reading “New study finds gaps in environmental impact assessments of Canadian mining projects “
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Fining big polluters can reduce environmental damage, but only if the fines match the crimes
Some of the country’s biggest polluters are multibillion-dollar companies. Limited fines may not be enough to stop them, but other potential solutions exist. Read the full article by Ben Collison on The Conversation or The Narwhal Monetary penalties for breaking environmental laws continue to rise. Yet, many companies are failing to maintain compliance and pollution continuesContinue reading “Fining big polluters can reduce environmental damage, but only if the fines match the crimes “
New studies find Canadian researchers in the environmental studies and sciences are still experiencing interference in their work
On November 30, two new studies were published in FACETS documenting researchers’ perceptions of the prevalence of interference in science, its sources, and effects and considered whether these perceptions differ by region, career stage, research area, membership to any scientific society, and social identity. The articles were accompanied by an op-ed in the Conversation and a blog post inContinue reading “New studies find Canadian researchers in the environmental studies and sciences are still experiencing interference in their work “
WESTWOOD LAB GRADUATES FIRST TWO STUDENT THESES
Congratulations are in order! Samantha Chu has completed her Honour’s undergraduate degree in Management with a major in Sustainability and Manjulika Robertson has completed her Master of Environment Studies at the School for Resource and Environment Studies. Manjulika Robertson and Samantha Chu worked closely together over the past year to develop each of their thesesContinue reading “WESTWOOD LAB GRADUATES FIRST TWO STUDENT THESES”
BEAVER DAM MINE PROJECT: DALHOUSIE GRAD STUDENTS’ RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CONSIDERATION
In response to Atlantic Mining Nova Scotia’s proposed open-pit gold mine project, Beaver Dam Mine, recommendations for consideration were made for the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada, Atlantic Mining Nova Scotia, and federal authorities in the ongoing assessment of the Beaver Dam Mine Project. Dalhousie University graduate students from Dr. Alana Westwood’s class ENVI5001 EnvironmentalContinue reading “BEAVER DAM MINE PROJECT: DALHOUSIE GRAD STUDENTS’ RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CONSIDERATION”
ALANA WESTWOOD RECEIVES 2021 ‘BELONG’ GRANT FROM DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY
Dr. Alana Westwood receives one of Dalhousie’s 2021 BELONG grants for pre-tenure faculty from equity-deserving groups. Funds from this grant will be used to investigate if and how past species distribution modelling and spatially-explicit land-use planning using Indigenous knowledge about Tǫdzı (boreal caribou in one Dene dialect) has respected best practices for supporting the agency andContinue reading “ALANA WESTWOOD RECEIVES 2021 ‘BELONG’ GRANT FROM DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY”
LETTER FROM SRES FACULTY TO PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU IN RESPONSE TO VIOLENCE AGAINST MI’KMAW LEADERS
In response to the violence against Mi’Kmaw leaders, fishers and fisheries in southwestern Nova Scotia, Dr. Alana Westwood and her colleagues from the School for Resource and Environmental Studies at Dalhousie University co-signed a letter to Prime Minister Justine Trudeau. The letter, sent in by Dr. Karen Beazley, outlined their support for the Mi’kmaq andContinue reading “LETTER FROM SRES FACULTY TO PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU IN RESPONSE TO VIOLENCE AGAINST MI’KMAW LEADERS”
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