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September 7, 2026
Dutch elm disease ravaged Canadian cities. Can we help trees protect themselves?
Researchers in U.S. conducting tests to see if new generation of elms can resist lethal fungal infection
CBC News
photo: Foresters and researchers in Vermont have spent the summer injecting young elm trees with thousands of spores that cause Dutch elm disease, the fungal infection that has decimated elm populations in North America. They're hoping to determine if elms bred from trees that survived the lethal disease can mature with a resistance to it. (Amanda Swinhart/The Associated Press)
August 16, 2026
Tiny, beautiful species are going missing from restored forests and wetlands
When larger animals and plants return, minuscule algae, mosses and lichens may not
CBC News
photo: Staurastrum ophiura, a species of freshwater desmid algae. It's a group with huge diversity, but researcher Michael Melkonian has found many species unexpectedly missing in a restored wetland near his home. (Gerd Günther)
August 10, 2026
Notice from ELG: Amendment to the Designated Materials Regulation
This notice is to advise you that New Brunswick’s Department of Environment and Local Government has posted draft amendments to the Designated Materials Regulation – Clean Environment Act (N.B. Regulation 2024-37). These amendments relate to the modernization of New Brunswick’s tire recycling program, which currently manages end‑of‑life passenger and truck tires.
The intent of the tire recycling program modernization is to convert the program to the nationally recognized extended producer responsibility model and expand the program to include off-the-road tires.
Consistent with Government’s policy on regulatory transparency, your organization is being advised of these draft amendments. These can be found online at Public Review of Draft Regulations (see link)
The draft amendments will be posted for public comment until September 2, 2026. Please submit any feedback to WD-RD@gnb.ca.
If you have any questions or would like to set up a meeting to discuss the draft amendments to the Designated Materials Regulation, please feel free to contact me at mark.miller@gnb.ca or (506) 453-6329.
Thank you
