News releases from Environment and Climate Change (Page 1)
Funding Helps Communities Become Resilient to Climate Change
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Environment and Climate Change
Several organizations are receiving funding to help protect communities, residents and natural areas from the impacts of climate change.
Financement pour protéger le saumon et la truite dans le bassin versant où vit le saumon sauvage
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Environment and Climate Change
La Province investit 75 000 $ provenant du Fonds pour le défi des collectivités durables pour protéger et améliorer l’habitat du saumon dans l’une des seules rivières à saumon encore en santé en Nouvelle-Écosse.
Funding to Help Salmon, Trout in Vital Wild Salmon Watershed
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Environment and Climate Change
The Province is investing $75,000 from the Sustainable Communities Challenge Fund to protect and enhance the habitat of one of Nova Scotia’s only healthy spring salmon rivers.
La Province consulte les propriétaires de terrains côtiers
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Environment and Climate Change
La Province communique avec les propriétaires de terrains côtiers en Nouvelle-Écosse pour les inviter à soumettre leurs commentaires sur la façon de planifier et d'adapter le développement sur le littoral relativement au changement climatique.
Province Consulting Coastal Property Owners
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Environment and Climate Change
The Province is contacting people who own coastal property in Nova Scotia and inviting them to provide their input on how to plan and adapt development along the coastline in response to climate change.
More Funding to Help Make Communities Resilient to Climate Change
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Environment and Climate Change
Communities across Nova Scotia will be able to do more to prepare for, and respond to, climate change with a $15.4-million top-up to the Sustainable Communities Challenge Fund.
Funding for Flood Prevention in Amherst
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Environment and Climate Change
The Town of Amherst will upgrade its infrastructure to help protect against climate-related flooding.
A Solar-Powered Future for Sunset Community
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Environment and Climate Change
An organization that serves adults living with disabilities in Pugwash will tap into solar energy to help power their buildings.
Investments in Agriculture Sector Climate Change Projects
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Environment and Climate Change
The government is investing in key projects to help Nova Scotia’s agriculture sector respond to climate change. The sector is a critical part of the province’s economy, providing food and jobs for Nova Scotians.
Funding for Sustainable Community Projects
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Environment and Climate Change
Three community organizations have received $539,000 from the Province’s Sustainable Communities Challenge Fund for climate change projects.
Truro Curling Club Goes Solar
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Environment and Climate Change
The Truro Curling Club will soon harness the power of the sun to help operate the facility.
Climate Change Mitigation Funding for Mulgrave Road Theatre
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Environment and Climate Change
Mulgrave Road Theatre is receiving $500,000 from the Province’s Sustainable Communities Challenge Fund to create a net-zero community space and performance centre.
On invite les gens de la Nouvelle-Écosse à déterminer le processus d'évaluation environnementale
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Environment and Climate Change
La Province invite les gens de la Nouvelle-Écosse à soumettre leurs idées, leurs suggestions et leurs solutions sur la façon d'améliorer le processus d'évaluation environnementale de la Province.
Nova Scotians Invited to Shape Future of Environmental Assessment Process
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Environment and Climate Change
The Province is inviting Nova Scotians to provide their ideas, suggestions and solutions on how to improve the Province’s environmental assessment process.
Province Announces Archibald Lake Wilderness Area
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Environment and Climate Change
A new provincial wilderness area in Guysborough County will protect old-growth forest and animal and fish habitat.
La Province invite les commentaires au sujet de la stratégie sur les aires protégées
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Environment and Climate Change
On invite les gens de la Nouvelle-Écosse à contribuer à l’approche visant à protéger 20 % des terres et des eaux de la province d'ici 2030.
Province Seeks Input on Protected Areas Strategy
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Environment and Climate Change
Nova Scotians are invited to help shape the approach for protecting 20 per cent of the province’s land and water by 2030.
Province Seeks Input on Waste Reduction Strategy
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Environment and Climate Change
The Province wants to hear from Nova Scotians on ways they can cut down on waste sent to landfills.
2023 Pesticide Spraying Approvals Issued
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Environment and Climate Change
The Department of Environment and Climate Change has issued four new approvals for pesticide spraying, covering 1,415 hectares.
Funding for Sustainable Community Initiatives
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Environment and Climate Change
Two important environmental projects are receiving funding from the Province’s Sustainable Communities Challenge Fund.