Using powers granted under the Environmental Management Act, Environment Minister Terry Lake has issued an environmental emergency declaration to mobilize resources and equipment to deal as soon as possible with improperly secured vessels on a property along the Fraser River near Mission.

The B.C. government has released its 2010 Community Energy and Emissions Inventory (CEEI) reports for all local governments. These reports assist local governments in monitoring progress toward community-wide GHG emissions reduction targets for their official community plans.

School districts throughout B.C. are receiving their share of $5 million as part of ongoing funding to support their energy efficiency upgrades, Environment Minister Terry Lake and Education Minister George Abbott announced as they released the first of government's carbon neutral capital program (CNCP) cheques.

In a close race with Ontario to become Canada's greenest province, B.C. is leading the country in innovation with a per-capita investment of $138 in its green economy.

AltaGas Renewable Energy Inc. has received an environmental assessment (EA) Certificate for the proposed McLymont Creek Hydroelectric Project. AltaGas Renewable Energy Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of AltaGas Ltd.

The Province and partners from the oil and gas industry are embarking on a three-year air monitoring and community engagement program in the Northeast, Environment Minister Terry Lake announced.

As Canadian Environment Week kicks off today, more than 5,000 wood-burning stoves have been replaced by cleaner burning models since the Province's successful provincial Wood Stove Exchange Program began five years ago. This equates to a reduction of more than 310 tonnes of particulate matter pumped into the air.

The Province and the federal government are making it easy for people to find out more information about the arrival of tsunami debris on B.C.'s coast and what to do with it when found.

Responding to continued concerns about air quality in the Lower Mainland and the Fraser Valley, AirCare will continue to Dec. 31, 2014, and then end for passenger cars and trucks to allow for a full examination of the program's future direction and focus, Environment Minister Terry Lake announced.