Emma McIntosh
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About Emma McIntosh
Emma McIntosh has covered environment, energy and national news. She covered misinformation and disinformation in the 2019 federal election. She has reported for StarMetro Calgary, the Toronto Star and the Calgary Herald as well as Canada's National Observer. A former Seattle-ite and dual citizen of the U.S. and Canada, Emma graduated from Ryerson University's undergraduate journalism program in 2018.
She has focused on investigative journalism since 2017. Emma also covered the Alberta provincial election in April 2019. Projects she's worked on have been shortlisted for multiple national awards, including a National Newspaper Award, the Canadian Hillman Prize and CJF Jackman Award for Excellence.
Ford to cut environmental assessments (again) for 'economic recovery'
The Ontario premier said the province’s environmental assessment process is too slow, and speeding it up will drive economic recovery after COVID-19. Critics say the legislation would harm the environment.
Alberta to redefine ‘minerals,’ excluding 500 sand projects from scrutiny
Is sand a mineral? An Alberta court decision recently found it is, a crucial distinction that means hundreds of projects suddenly require an environmental assessment.
Ontario must prepare for health fallout of climate crisis, NDP bill says
The bill would give the province two years to write an action plan to equip Ontario’s health-care system to handle the fallout of the climate crisis. It would also create an advisory board of scientists to assist the government.
Dodging climate file may hurt Ford as he marks two years in office
At the beginning of 2020, voters were increasingly turning away from the Ontario government’s lack of climate action. But now, COVID-19 has changed everything. Could Doug Ford use a new burst of political goodwill to deliver a robust climate plan?
Ontario extends logging industry exemption from endangered species law
Environmental advocates say the move is a further weakening of a law protecting species at risk, which could harm threatened woodland caribou. The forestry industry, which has pushed for a permanent exemption, says logging operations already must meet rigorous sustainability standards.
Ford government plans would strip endangered species protections
The Ontario government wants to make it easier to build quarries in endangered species habitat. Combined with plans to exempt logging companies from endangered species rules, the effect could be devastating, critics say.
Alberta will reinstate environmental monitoring suspended amid COVID-19
Alberta suspended environmental monitoring for industry and the oilpatch in the early stages of COVID-19. That monitoring will now resume on July 15, the province said.
Toronto will enter stage 2 of reopening Wednesday, Ford says
Most of Ontario was allowed to enter the second stage earlier this month. Now, Toronto and the Peel region will join them in opening outdoor patios and hair salons, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Monday.
Ford promises transparency on environmental changes during COVID-19
For several months, the Doug Ford government suspended environmental protections and transparency requirements, citing COVID-19. On Thursday, the premier committed to releasing a full accounting of environmental changes made during that period.
Alberta environmental monitoring still suspended as emergency ends
“There are a whole bunch of things opening up … But we can’t get two people going onto a site to do environmental monitoring?” said Dale Marshall of the green non-profit Environmental Defence. “This continues to be a pretty flimsy excuse to make an ideological, anti-environmental decision.”