B.C.’s new Greenhouse Gas Industrial Reporting and Control Act (GGIRCA) comes into force on Jan. 1, 2016, ensuring LNG facilities in B.C. will have an emissions cap making them the cleanest in the world.

British Columbia remains a global climate leader as demonstrated at the historic COP 21 Paris climate change conference.

After significant stakeholder and public consultation, a Ministerial Order has been signed amending the integrated pest management regulation (IPMR). 

As winter’s cold embrace descends upon B.C., the Ministry of Environment is providing over $190,000 to 13 communities and regional districts as part of the Provincial Wood Stove Exchange Program.

Reservations for the winter holiday season at Porteau Cove Provincial Park can be made for the first time.

Environment Minister Mary Polak announced next steps towards developing a Climate Leadership Plan by spring 2016, as she marked the release of the Climate Leadership Team’s recommendations for the B.C. government’s new Climate Leadership Plan.

British Columbia is accepting an invitation to renew its membership with the Climate Group’s States and Regions Alliance, ahead of the international climate negotiations at the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP 21) in Paris, France next month.

The College of Applied Biology is creating new membership categories for both applied biology technicians and applied biology technicians in training, effective Jan. 1, 2016.

Environment Minister Mary Polak and Community, Sport and Cultural Development Minister Peter Fassbender have issued an environmental assessment certificate to the City of Fernie for the James White Park Wells project. 

Every day, conservation officers around British Columbia are working hard to protect the environment and ensure public safety in challenging and often dangerous situations.