Enviro Montreal
enviromontreal@mstdn.ca
<p>This feed duplicates the Bluesky feed of the same name, with the same focus: environmental issues centered on Montreal and Quebec. It is no longer on X.</p>
Posts
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Post #4367320
How do we measure and record rainfall? https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/sciences/2026-08-03/evenements-meteorologiques/comment-mesure-t-on-la-pluie.php
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Post #4361601
Trump to reveal punishment for Canada's wildfire smoke: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-canada-wildfires-smoke-b3026558.html
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Post #4252528
Three people treated for rabies exposure in the Montérégie: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/rabies-exposure-quebec-9.7291130
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Post #4247011
Radio-Canada asks why gasoline has become so expensive. Isn't the real question why it's been so cheap for so many years? https://ici.radio-canada.ca/info/long-format/2268850/prix-essence-ordinaire-decortique-quebec
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Post #4245292
Rabid cat in the Montérégie bit 3 people: https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/2026-07-30/monteregie/un-chat-atteint-de-la-rage-du-raton-laveur-a-mordu-trois-personnes.php
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Post #4205350
The true cost of free parking: https://ici.radio-canada.ca/info/long-format/2272079/cout-stationnement-gratuit-canada-quebec
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Post #4048503
Are winds getting stronger here? The answer seems to be yes and no: https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/environnement/2026-07-23/demystifier-l-environnement/les-vents-sont-ils-plus-forts-qu-avant.php
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Post #3994339
More on the 16 caribou fawns: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/increase-in-number-of-caribou-in-captivity-quebec-government-9.7278295
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Post #3994335
Sixteen new fawns born in captive caribou herd: https://www.ledevoir.com/actualites/environnement/996143/seize-naissances-populations-caribous-forestiers-captivite
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Post #3986915
New plan to put energy turbines in the river (a similar idea failed in 2014): https://www.ledevoir.com/actualites/environnement/996053/entreprise-veut-installer-hydroliennes-fleuve-devant-vieux-port-montreal
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Post #3966871
Quebec and Ottawa have agreed to "streamline" environmental assessments for big projects. Can this be read as anything other than cutting corners? https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/quebec-and-ottawa-agree-to-streamline-environmental-assessments/
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Post #3912507
950 fires in Canada right now: https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/national/2026-07-18/pres-de-950-incendies-actifs-au-canada.php
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Post #3899962
CN hits Hochelaga-Maisonneuve railway line with massive herbicide, a few steps away from housing: https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2270028/glyphosate-hochelaga-train-herbicide
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Post #3861754
Exploratory mining in the Lanaudière has residents worried: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/anti-mining-coalition-lanaudiere-9.7268576
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Post #3861700
Thousands of trees are being planted on Île Ste-Thérèse with a view to turning it into a nature park: https://journalmetro.com/local/riviere-des-prairies-pointe-aux-trembles/3222266/plantation-d-arbres-sur-l-ile-sainte-therese-un-nouveau-poumon-vert-pour-l-est-d/
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Post #3839142
@dancingdogs@forall.social and we got nothin'.
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Post #3837513
Man spots ancient meteor crater in Quebec on Google Maps: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/meteor-crater-quebec-discovery-390-million-years-old-9.7268583
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Post #3809556
It's difficult to assess the environmental impact of the forced return to the office: https://www.ledevoir.com/actualites/environnement/994586/quel-est-impact-environnemental-retour-travail-presentiel
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Post #3788763
La Presse investigates new notions for drinking water: https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/environnement/cesser-de-jeter-l-eau-potable-aux-toilettes/2026-07-13/produire-de-l-eau-potable-avec-des-eaux-usees.php
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Post #3785988
Another version of the Innu story. They turned down what sounds like a massive jackpot because they value the future of their land more than the cash. Bravo to the Innu of Pessamit. https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/the-innu-of-pessamit-reject-the-more-than-25-billion-agreement-with-hydro-quebec-and-the-quebec-government/
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Post #3740229
Good piece from the Guardian on acknowledging ecological grief: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/10/ecological-grief/
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Post #3740210
La Presse has a two-parter this weekend – welcome to the future: https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/environnement/changements-climatiques/bienvenue-dans-le-futur/2026-07-11/le-pire-reste-a-venir.php
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Post #3682431
More on the estuary Great White Shark from CBC: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/great-white-shark-sightings-canada-9.7261139
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Post #3579602
Les Cèdres starts emergency work to end raw sewage dumping: https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/environnement/2026-07-04/rejets-d-eaux-usees-non-traitees/les-cedres-commencent-des-travaux-d-urgence.php
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Post #3548496
Carney to build oil pipeline for Danielle Smith: https://www.ledevoir.com/actualites/environnement/992117/pipeline-sables-bitumineux-promis-mark-carney-sera-construit
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Post #3520615
160 fires active in northern Quebec: https://www.ledevoir.com/actualites/environnement/991733/situation-hors-norme-zone-nordique-quebec-ou-plus-160-incendies-sont-actifs
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Post #3511576
New bottled water plant is controversial in the Montérégie: https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/environnement/2026-07-01/captation-et-embouteillage-d-eau-souterraine/un-projet-controverse-fait-des-vagues-en-monteregie.php
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Post #3416875
The Québécois adapt to climate change: https://www.ledevoir.com/photos/galeries-photos/les-caricatures-de-godin-et-de-chloe/2412839
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Post #1257224
Culling of deer found necessary in the urban area to control ticks as well as save the forest: https://ici.radio-canada.ca/info/long-format/2246518/abattage-cerfs-virginie-tiques-lyme
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Post #1001546
Sun cycle will make auroras less visible in southern Canada fir a few years: https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2244318/aurore-boreale-tourisme-soleil