A new study reveals that toxic hotspots for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in marine sediments exist in parts of the…
This map provides an overview of water pollution findings from the 12 partnering watersheds that drain into the Fraser River…
Every fall in British Columbia, thousands of coho salmon make their way home from the ocean to spawn in our…
Dr Peter Ross, Senior Scientist at Raincoast, together with Dr Anna Posacka at Ocean Positive Solutions, are helping to lead…
Before tabling the recent federal budget, Prime Minister Carney noted that “we will have to do less of some of…
Dr. Peter Ross peered out the driver’s side window of Tracker, Raincoast’s sprinter van turned mobile water pollution lab. The…
Raincoast’s Healthy Waters Program was designed to assess the impacts of human activities on water quality in British Columbia, so…
In early June, Dr. Peter Ross of the Raincoast Conservation Foundation presented Bowen Island Municipal Council with the results of…
When we recently conducted a comprehensive ‘state of the water’ report on Grafton Lake – the source of drinking water…
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Since 2017, Canada has pursued an ambitious agenda to reduce plastic waste through its Ocean Plastics Charter1, its national Zero…
Studies have shown that killer whales’ ability to communicate is extremely sophisticated, but they still can’t seem to be able…
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The Canadian government has completed the construction of the expanded Trans Mountain Pipeline between Edmonton and Vancouver, and oil exports…
6PPD is an additive that manufacturers use to prevent tires from degrading. Over time, tires release particles and chemicals that…
In 2015, scientists from the Raincoast Conservation Foundation teamed up with international experts to model the viability of critically endangered…
Raincoast, in collaboration with a team of international scientists, authored a new study on the potential to recover the critically…
A cool, gray sky lingered overhead, as we headed inland. Our journey took us through the Lower Fraser Valley, over…
The Healthy Waters team has been busy this winter, with field work in seven watersheds, stretching from the Chemainus River…
I trod down the gravel path between my home and the ferry dock at Snug Cove on Bowen Island. The…
When we found tiny pieces of plastic in water under the North Pole sea ice in a 2021 study, it…
Raincoast is building on our strong track record of conservation science and action to protect the lands, waters, and wildlife…
Water is vital to life, and on the Gulf Islands, efforts to understand, monitor and protect watersheds are increasingly needed…
Wastewater includes everything that is flushed down toilets and drains from households, businesses, and some industries and institutions. In Canada,…
The June 30th, 2023 edition of the journal Science features a letter written by Raincoast science staff on the repercussions…
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