A conversation with Clint Wright, VP and Executive Director of the Vancouver Aquarium
Dr. Peter Ross peered out the driver’s side window of Tracker, Raincoast’s sprinter van turned mobile water pollution lab. The…
A watershed based approach to assessing water quality in Cheakamus/Green River watersheds
Raincoast’s Healthy Waters Program was designed to assess the impacts of human activities on water quality in British Columbia, so…
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…
Traces of human sewage in Grafton Lake
When we recently conducted a comprehensive ‘state of the water’ report on Grafton Lake – the source of drinking water…
Whistler panel explores how melting glaciers shape future water quality—from mountaintop to ocean
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Scientists are delivering new insights into the source, fate, and effects of plastics and microplastics in Canada
Since 2017, Canada has pursued an ambitious agenda to reduce plastic waste through its Ocean Plastics Charter1, its national Zero…
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…
[Not] Living with the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion
The Canadian government has completed the construction of the expanded Trans Mountain Pipeline between Edmonton and Vancouver, and oil exports…
We are encouraged by the federal government’s decision to grant our request to prioritize the tire chemical 6PPD for assessment
6PPD is an additive that manufacturers use to prevent tires from degrading. Over time, tires release particles and chemicals that…
Bright extinction: Scientists have coined this term to describe the situation facing Southern Resident killer whales
In 2015, scientists from the Raincoast Conservation Foundation teamed up with international experts to model the viability of critically endangered…
New study coins the term ‘bright extinction’ to describe the failure of Southern Resident killer whales to recover, despite being the best studied cetaceans in the world
Raincoast, in collaboration with a team of international scientists, authored a new study on the potential to recover the critically…
Sampling water during the wet season: A new partnership with the Lower Nicola Indian Band reflects a shared interest in protecting water
A cool, gray sky lingered overhead, as we headed inland. Our journey took us through the Lower Fraser Valley, over…
Sharing our plans for our future mobile lab
The Healthy Waters team has been busy this winter, with field work in seven watersheds, stretching from the Chemainus River…
Help us build our new mobile lab, Tracker
I trod down the gravel path between my home and the ferry dock at Snug Cove on Bowen Island. The…
What happened to Canada’s plastic ban?
When we found tiny pieces of plastic in water under the North Pole sea ice in a 2021 study, it…
Launching our 10-year, place-based conservation science initiative on the Sunshine Coast
Raincoast is building on our strong track record of conservation science and action to protect the lands, waters, and wildlife…
Preliminary study of water quality in streams discharging into Fulford Harbour raise questions about land-based pollution
Water is vital to life, and on the Gulf Islands, efforts to understand, monitor and protect watersheds are increasingly needed…
Biosolids pose a threat to healthy waters
Wastewater includes everything that is flushed down toilets and drains from households, businesses, and some industries and institutions. In Canada,…
Letter in Science identifies the contradiction between protecting economic growth and biodiversity in Canada’s Fraser River estuary
The June 30th, 2023 edition of the journal Science features a letter written by Raincoast science staff on the repercussions…
Job Posting: Water Quality Coordinator
We are seeking an energetic and committed candidate who will coordinate sampling and analysis of samples as part of the…
What does Canada’s ban on the manufacture and import of six types of single-use plastics mean?
Plastics are everywhere. Even when we try to escape from our plastic-crazy world, we run into it on our favourite…
From laundry to the ocean: fixing the microplastics problem in clothes
Plastic pollution might be on everyone’s mind these days, with discarded fishing nets, beverage cups, bottles, straws and grocery bags…
Working toward healthy waters for people, salmon, and whales
The value of our Healthy Waters Program became evident this past fall when melting snowpack and an atmospheric river delivered…
We need to understand the extent to which floods further degrade fish habitat
A version of this article was published by Vancouver Sun on December 8, 2022. In November 2021, we viewed with…
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