Turning the tide for Southern Resident killer whales
At 73 individuals, the southern resident killer whales’ decline since being listed as endangered two decades ago is unfolding in plain sight, despite mounting science on how to reverse it.
Needed: A freshwater protection strategy for Bowen Island
In early June, Dr. Peter Ross of the Raincoast Conservation Foundation presented Bowen Island Municipal Council with the results of a comprehensive analysis of pollutants in the Grafton Lake water supply. The findings revealed traces of human waste, highlighting the need for improved watershed management and better public education on responsible residential and recreational best…
Traces of human sewage in Grafton Lake
Water samples reveal cocaine and other pollutants in drinking water source for half of Bowen island residents.
The killer whales are speaking, but is the minister of transport listening?
Studies have shown that killer whales’ ability to communicate is extremely sophisticated, but they still can’t seem to be able to get Transport Canada to understand them. The endangered Southern Resident killer whale‘s home includes the Salish Sea on British Columbia’s west coast, which is largely designated for their protection. However, their habitat is a…
The Islands Trust is failing to protect water and forests
Islands in the Salish Sea are experiencing a worsening seasonal water deficit.
The rights of the river: could granting legal personhood for the Fraser River estuary spur its protection?
In New Zealand and Quebec, communities have successfully pushed for some form of Rights of Nature laws to be accorded to ecosystems around them.
BC needs to stand up to the federal government on salmon issues
Will the province stand by as the federal government permits the destruction of vital salmon habitat in BC?
Alaska has been ordered to stop intercepting BC-bound Chinook salmon
In May, 2023, a US federal judge issued a ruling to halt the troll fishery off southeast Alaska’s west coast, saying the permits that enable the fishery do not properly protect endangered Southern Resident killer whales.
Proposed green waste facility in burnaby axed after public outcry and grassroots organizing
The battle over the location of Burnaby’s Green Recycling and Organics (GRO) facility has been framed as a choice between climate progress and habitat preservation, when in fact its ability to advance climate progress is weak at best.
Bear tourism instead of bear hunting
Part of the story was featured on From Our Own Correspondence, a BBC podcast.
What does Canada’s ban on the manufacture and import of six types of single-use plastics mean?
Dr. Peter Ross was on CBC’s Podcast, About That.
From laundry to the ocean: fixing the microplastics problem in clothes
Peter Ross was on Wall Street Journal’s, The Future of Everything podcast.
