Acting on Information cela.ca 4 Why Right to Know About Pollution Matters • The air we breathe and on which the ecosystem depends is common to all • Polluters who emit air pollution are imposing that waste on all of the beings around them that breathe the air • Cumulative Effects and future generations Photo: Fe de Leon cela.ca 5 cela.ca 6 Benefits of Being Informed About Air Pollution • Personal. [...] • For occupational protection • To demand action for air pollution clean up from responsible parties – for example NPRI provides the address to write to the facility • To compare air quality in different regions to demand explanations • To hold decision makers in government to account for the way air pollution is regulated cela.ca 7 Examples of Right to Know Systems • Local – Toronto’s Right to Kn. [...] 419/05, sections 38-44 • 2 types of standards: • (1) industry standards • (2) equipment standards • Technical Standards publication • Not “technically feasible” to comply with provincial standard • 2 or more facilities in category • Technical Standards Registry- Air Pollution cela.ca 27 Ontario Air Pollution Regulation: Technic. [...] 419/05 • Annual reports on Ontario’s open data website: • 2021: • Imperial Oil Sarnia Refinery, SO2 (April 7-8, 2021) • Contaminant limit: 225 kg/24 hours • 1 exceedance • 1200.1 – 1200.1 • Action Taken by Company: Training • Ministry Environmental Penalty Order Issued cela.ca 33 Ontario Air Pollution Regulation: Reported exceedances. [...] *Sarnia postal code ”NT7” cela.ca 39 Provincial Sources Right to Information and Where to find it • Environmental Registry of Ontario • Air Quality Ontario Reports Photo: Kathy Cooper cela.ca 40 cela.ca 41 cela.ca 42 Submit a comment and sign up to follow the notice… cela.ca 43 Providing Comment • If you wish to provide comments, you can use the Submit a Comment button on the proposal on the Envir.
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