Learn More About...	Environment and Natural Resources Media Releases  2007 Beverage Container Program Celebrates 50 Million Containers Collected - December 17, 2007 Air Tanker Services Contracts Awarded - June 18, 2007 NWT Residents Pocket the Rewards of Saving Energy - July 6, 2007 Taiga Plains Ecoregions report creates common ground - June 11, 2007 Students ‘tap’ into Forest Resources - May 14, 2007 NWT and Alberta Announce Plan to Protect Transboundary Water Resources - March 21, 2007 NWT Energy Plan and Revised NWT Greenhouse Gas Strategy Unveiled - March 14, 2007 Dog Owners Warned Of Traplines On Snowmobile Trails - January 19, 2007 2006 GNWT Provides Bathurst Caribou Management Action Proposals to Wek’eezhii Renewable Resources Board - December 19, 2006 NWT Caribou Summit To Be Held In Inuvik - December 15, 2006 Beverage Container Program Celebrates Year of Successes - November 1, 2006 Western NWT Biophysical Study Report Released - November 1, 2006 Status of NWT Species Documented - November 1, 2006 Bathurst Caribou Survey Completed - September 19, 2006 Barren-ground Caribou Survey Results Released - September 8, 2006 Final Consultation Document on Proposed Species at Risk Legislation Now Available - September 6, 2006 GNWT Launches Energy Discussion - June 7, 2006 NWT Takes Leading Role in Air Quality Monitoring - June 7, 2006 Second Report of NWT Biodiversity Action Plan Released - May 19, 2006 NWT Sends Additional Resources to Assist Forest Fire Operations in Alberta - May 17, 2006 DNA Testing Confirms Polar/Grizzly Bear Hybrid Shot Near Banks Island - May 9, 2006 Recycling Contest Hits Home in the NWT - May 8, 2006 NWT Fire Crews to Assist in Alberta - April 28, 2006 Over 6 million containers recycled in 4 months - April 19, 2006 GNWT Barren-ground Caribou Management Strategy and Interim Measures - February 20, 2006 2005 Hunters Asked to Participate in the Bathurst Caribou Herd Monitoring Program - December 13, 2005 Minister Clarifies Statement in Washington Post - December 12, 2005 Barren-ground Caribou Survey Results Released - September 12 Ingraham Trail Will Be Monitored - June 29 Deputy Ministers Appointed for New GNWT Departments - April 4 Restructuring of the Department of RWED Development Moves Ahead - January 18, 2005 New Care and Maintenance Arrangement at Giant Mine - March 15, 2005 Canada, GNWT Agree to Cooperate on Giant Mine Remediation Project - March 15, 2005 2003 GNWT Steps Toward Waste Recovery Programs - October 24 Bathurst Caribou Survey Completed - October 17 Minister Hopes Impact of Con Mine Closure Can be Minimized - August 28 RWED Minister Applauds Lifting of US Ban - August 13 GNWT Enhances Environmental Assessment Team - July 11 BSE Compensation Fair Says Minister - June 19 Minister Wants BSE Compensation to be Flexible - June 16 Waste Recovery and Reduction Act Introduced - June 12 2008 NWT Water Strategy Framework - June 19, 2008 ENR and Canadian Boreal Initiative Sign MOU - January 24, 2008 Public Consultation on Waste Reduction and Recovery Program Expansion - January 21, 2008 New DVD Promotes the Alternative Energy Technologies - December 11, 2008 US Polar Bear Ruling Will Affect NWT Residents - May 14, 2008 2004 Another Step Toward a National Diamond Strategy - May 27, 2004 GNWT Pipeline Office to Open in Hay River - June 25, 2004 GNWT Encouraged by Mackenzie Delta Producers' Filing in Mackenzie Gas Project - October 7, 2004 Report Confirms Substantial Benefits from Mackenzie Gas Project - November 23, 2004 2009 Independent Review Supports GNWT Caribou Management Paper and Cardboard Recycling Initiative Saoyú Ehdacho National Historic Site Survey Confirms Bathurst Caribou Herd Decline Joint Proposal on Caribou Management Actions Draft NWT Water Stewardship Strategy Released Beverage Container Progam Celebrates 100 Million Containers Returned NWT Science Agenda Support Scientific and Traditional Knowledge WWF Report Supports Water Stewardship Strategy