Media Releases

David Suzuki urges Mayor to clean up Toronto's air with Community Right to Know

February 15, 2007

Today, Dr. David Suzuki and the Toronto Environmental Alliance (TEA) met with Mayor Miller and key City Councillors to reinforce the need to clean up Toronto’s air. Dr. Suzuki praised the Mayor and Councillors for their plans to develop a smog and global warming plan. However, he strongly recommended that the plan must include a Community Right to Know (CRTK) bylaw which requires industrial and commercial facilities to report their use and release of chemicals that pollute Toronto’s air and cause global warming.

Ban on burning used oil improves Ontario's air

January 11, 2007

(Toronto) The Toronto Environmental Alliance (TEA) strongly supports the provincial government’s announcement today to ban the burning of used oil in space heaters. The move is a victory for TEA and other environmental groups who for years have identified the practice as a source of highly toxic local air pollution. The ban will not only improve air quality but will also remove a potential health threat to workers and local residents.

TEA Releases Election Survey

Report Card Grades Candidates on Environment

new council could be greenest in history

Nov.6, 2006

Media Release

TEA Releases 2006 Smog Report Card

October 10, 2006

For Immediate Release

City of Toronto Gets "C-" on Smog Report Card:

City's Smog Actions Inadequate

(Toronto) Today, the City of Toronto scored a "C-" on the Toronto Environmental Alliance's ninth annual Smog Report Card. The Report Card measures the City of Toronto's progress in implementing the 1998 smog plan and subsequent promises on air quality issues.

Toronto Takes Aim at Provincial Permits to Burn Waste Motor Oil

May 25, 2006

(Toronto) Yesterday, Toronto City Council took action to tell the Province that it wants provincially permitted waste oil burning in Toronto to stop.

TEA launches "Secrecy is Toxic" Campaign

April 12, 2006

(Toronto) Today the Toronto Environmental Alliance (TEA) launched its “Secrecy is Toxic Campaign” by disclosing a map of facilities approved to burn waste motor oil, a highly toxic substance, in Toronto.

Four Days Inadequate for Public Review of 83 Billion Dollar Electricity Plan

For Immediate Release

February 8, 2006

Map Paints Toxic Picture Across Toronto

November 24, 2005

(Toronto) The Toronto Environmental Alliance released a map today showing reported releases of toxic chemicals in Toronto. Over 8500 tonnes of chemicals feared to cause cancer, birth defects, and respiratory problems, and interfere with children’s growth and development, were knowingly dumped into Toronto’s air, land and water in 2003.