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  Northvolt CEO says company is moving forward in Quebec, 'surprised' by pushback

  Northvolt said it's moving forward as it presented the next steps for building its mega-battery plant on the South Shore of Montreal Wednesday.

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  Could Quebec be the first North American state to be carbon neutral? Energy minister says it's his goal

  Quebec's energy minister has ambitious plans to make the province the first state in North America to be carbon neutral.

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  Quebec Liberal leader urges Legault to launch environmental assessment in the battery sector

  Believing that the arrival of Northvolt is "basically good news," but that landing the factory project was "laborious," the Quebec Liberals are urging the Legault government to launch a generic environmental assessment (BAPE) on the battery sector.

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  Canada to spend $800,000 to improve Saint Lawrence River water quality

  Canadian Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault was in Repentigny, Que. on World Water Day to announce $800,000 in funding to improve water in the Saint Lawrence River.

• Federal environment minister gives Quebec May 1 deadline for caribou protection plan

  Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault has once again threatened to invoke federal powers to protect Quebec's endangered woodland caribou.

• Environmental groups criticize Quebec's lack of transparency, want registry created

  Environmental groups gathered in Montreal on Monday morning to call for compliance with regulations, including the creation of a public register of environmental information.

• Exercise caution on Quebec roads as large animals are back out early: Quebec Transport Ministry

  Deer, moose, caribou and even bears -- large wildlife is back on the road a little early this year, prompting a warning from Quebec's Transport Ministry.

• Quebec forest fire agency issues first warning of the season -- its earliest ever

  With the snow melting and the ground beginning to dry, Quebec's forest fire protection agency is already on watch, issuing its first warnings on Thursday.

• Que. minister admits Northvolt wouldn't be built if it required an environmental assessment; opposition irate

  The opposition parties in Quebec City are criticizing Environment Minister Benoit Charette, who told La Presse on Tuesday that the Northvolt battery plant would not have been built if the company had had to submit to a BAPE (environmental assessment).

• Quebec plans to set aside Mount Kaaikop territory as wildlife reserve

  Quebec plans to turn the Mount Kaaikop territory into a reserve after a group of residents spent a decade in relentless pursuit of protecting the territory at the junction of the Laurentians and Lanaudière regions.

• Ottawa to fund 56 projects to protect species at risk

  Steven Guilbeault, Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, was in Montreal Monday morning to announce funding for 56 conservation projects across the country.

• WEATHER

  WEATHER | Montreal had its second warmest winter on record, says Environment Canada

  Montreal is experiencing its second warmest winter since weather records began in 1871, Environment Canada has said.