Etiket: impacts
A long list of potential impacts for the Northvolt recycling plant
The Northvolt recycling plant project could lead to a long list of environmental and social impacts, according to what emerges from the project notice submitted by the company with a…
What are the health impacts of wind farms?
Wind power is a form of renewable energy that emits low greenhouse gas emissions. Despite its environmental assets, Quebec must be vigilant in the deployment of wind farms since this…
What are the impacts of the presence of screens in teenagers’ bedrooms?
The presence of screens in adolescents’ bedrooms has a negative impact on their academic success and their social relationships, according to a study published by researchers at the University of…
local residents are mobilizing to limit nuisances in their daily lives and the impacts on their health
Published on 03/15/2024 8:56 p.m. Update on 03/16/2024 07:40 Video length: 2 min Airports: local residents are experiencing a real nightmare Airport residents can’t take it anymore and are making…
The federal government anticipates the impacts of climate change in the Arctic
This text is taken from Courrier de la planete. Click here to subscribe. The climate crisis is hitting Canada harder and harder and the Arctic ecosystem is particularly vulnerable to…
What will be the impacts of the new bill on housing?
The Minister responsible for Housing, France-Élaine Duranceau, expects that the adoption of her Bill 31 will help both owners and tenants. But how and when? The duty tries to answer…
Investigation into the impacts of waiting for children in the care of the DPJ
The Commission on Human Rights and Youth Rights announced Thursday that it has opened a systemic investigation into the impact of waiting times on the evaluation and application of measures…
UN chief warns of Israeli assault on Rafah with “incalculable” impacts
António Guterres warned on Wednesday February 7 against “incalculable regional consequences” of a possible Israeli ground assault in Rafah, where hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians are crowded into the…
The mental health of newcomers impacts their ability to integrate
The mental health of immigrants upon arrival in their new country could play a role in their ability to integrate into their new community, according to a new study which…
Housing crisis | Ottawa had been warned of the impacts of immigration
(Ottawa) Federal officials warned the Government of Canada two years ago that large increases in immigration could affect housing affordability and services, according to internal documents. Posted at 6:21 a.m.…
Breast Cancer | Positive impacts of the Quebec detection program, according to the INSPQ
The Quebec Breast Cancer Screening Program (PQDCS), which was launched in 1998 by the Ministry of Health and Social Services, suggests a positive impact on the mortality rate according to…
Students in difficulty: despite their support for teachers, “torn” parents deplore the devastating impacts of the strike
Like many parents of students with special needs, Véronique Lacombe says she is currently “torn”: even if she deplores the devastating effects that closing schools risks having for her two…
The IVAC reform has had positive impacts, maintains Simon Jolin-Barrette
More victims of crime than ever are receiving state assistance, and the vast majority of beneficiaries are women. This is the observation made by the Minister of Justice, Simon Jolin-Barrette,…
Simon Jolin-Barrette welcomes the positive impacts of the IVAC reform
(Quebec) More victims of crime than ever are receiving state assistance, and the vast majority of beneficiaries are women. Published at 10:51 a.m. Caroline Plante The Canadian Press This is…
Historic wildfires | “Significant social impacts” to be expected
Last summer’s historic forest fires had a significant impact on the amount of wood that will be possible to harvest in the coming years, particularly in the Nord-du-Québec region. The…
CIRAIG, pioneer in the analysis of environmental impacts
This text is part of the special notebook 150 years of Polytechnique Montréal Founded in 2001 at Polytechnique Montréal, the International Reference Center for Life Cycle Analysis and Sustainable Transition…
“Strategic reservoir”, “very concrete impacts”… How the flow of the Rhône has become a source of tension between Switzerland and France
Welcome Weather report Drought Through its upstream position, Switzerland controls the quantity of water that flows into the Rhône. For more than ten years, Paris has asked Bern to review…
“Strategic reservoir”, “very concrete impacts”… How the flow of the Rhône has become a source of tension between Switzerland and France
Welcome Weather report Drought Through its upstream position, Switzerland controls the quantity of water that flows into the Rhône. For more than ten years, Paris has asked Bern to review…
Birth control pill impacts brain, study finds
A study shows that women taking combined oral contraceptives, better known as birth control pills, have a thinner ventromedial prefrontal cortex than men, a brain region that plays a role…
A major advance in mitigating the impacts of Parkinson’s disease made by Franco-Swiss researchers
Welcome Health Disease Neuroscientists and neurosurgeons are publishing this Monday, November 6, in a scientific journal, their discovery making it possible to improve the movements of people with paraplegia or…