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Environment

Revenge of the Earthworms

June 13, 2022June 13, 2022 - by Moira Donovan

A gardener’s best friend? Think again. How invasive earthworms are wreaking havoc on our ecosystems

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Environment / May 2022

Arsenic and Gold: My Family’s Role in the Poisonous Legacy of Giant Mine

April 20, 2022May 2, 2022 - by Eva Holland

Could my grandfather have done more to stop the dangerous dust that spewed from the mine for decades?

Aerial view of Cootes Paradise in spring 2021

Environment / March/April 2022

Sewergate: There’s Something Rotten in the State of Our Waterways

March 4, 2022September 1, 2022 - by Nathan Whitlock

A sewage leak in southern Ontario highlights the toxic relationship between cities and water

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Environment / Science

Reckoning with the Natural World

December 29, 2021December 30, 2021 - by The Walrus Staff

The climate crisis kept the environment firmly planted in the headlines

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Podcasts

Gratitude for Nature and Access to its Beauty

December 15, 2021December 15, 2021 - by Kerri Martin

S3E12 of The Conversation Piece Podcast

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Podcasts

The Ecosystems in our Cities

November 3, 2021December 15, 2021 - by Carly Ziter

S3E9 of The Conversation Piece Podcast

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Society

The Ugly History of Environmental Fears and Population Controls

October 19, 2021October 19, 2021 - by Arno Kopecky

It’s time to focus less on people’s reproductive habits and more on overconsumption

A photo of ancient Indigenous fish traps lining a harbour in British Colombia.

Environment

Can Ancient Indigenous Technology Help Save BC’s Salmon?

September 1, 2021April 5, 2022 - by Brian Payton

After an earthquake exposed thousands of mysterious wooden stakes off Vancouver Island, researchers spent over a decade figuring out what they mean

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Environment / September/October 2021

The Other Epidemic: What’s Killing the Wild Salmon?

August 10, 2021October 18, 2021 - by Max Binks-Collier

A virus that flourishes in fish farms is now threatening wild populations. With hundreds of millions of dollars at stake, are business interests leading to government inaction?

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Environment

Is Our Political System Up for the Fight Against Climate Change?

May 26, 2021May 26, 2021 - by Michael Ignatieff

A revolutionary politics isn’t necessary to combat a world-changing problem. But, to succeed, liberal democracies must adapt

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Revenge of the Earthworms

Sewergate: There’s Something Rotten in the State of Our Waterways

Gratitude for Nature and Access to its Beauty

The Ecosystems in our Cities

The Ugly History of Environmental Fears and Population Controls

The Other Epidemic: What’s Killing the Wild Salmon?

Is Our Political System Up for the Fight Against Climate Change?

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