Portfolio — Joel J. Wittnebel

PC ‘greenwashing’ makes climate change worse

ENVIRONMENT, ANALYSISJoel WittnebelDecember 9, 2023

'We can’t keep doing this’: PC government speeds ahead with Bradford Bypass; advocates say process lacks proper scrutiny

INVESTIGATION, ENVIRONMENTJoel WittnebelDecember 9, 2023

Peel is losing one of its strongest allies in the fight against climate change — its wild spaces

ENVIRONMENTJoel WittnebelDecember 9, 2023

Ottawa will scrutinize GTA West Highway plan, citing concerns about at-risk wildlife

ENVIRONMENT, GTA WEST HIGHWAYJoel WittnebelDecember 9, 2023

‘Death by 1,000 cuts’: GTA West Highway exposes cataclysmic impact our addiction to urbanization has on wildlife

INVESTIGATION, ENVIRONMENT, GTA WEST HIGHWAYJoel WittnebelDecember 9, 2023

Plowing a highway through the green heart of Ontario when the natural world has been our pandemic oasis

ENVIRONMENT, GTA WEST HIGHWAYJoel WittnebelFebruary 21, 2021

PCs ram through budget bill, sending environmental protections back to the days of Mike Harris

ENVIRONMENTJoel WittnebelDecember 10, 2020

‘People should be worried’: Province moves to hobble conservation agencies, hand power to developers

FEATURE, ENVIRONMENTJoel WittnebelDecember 4, 2020

‘A highway to nowhere’: Green Party Leader, community advocates, push back against GTA West Highway

FEATURE, ENVIRONMENT, GTA WEST HIGHWAYJoel WittnebelSeptember 20, 2020

‘You don’t think of protecting something you don’t love’: reconnecting with nature could trigger a wider movement

FEATURE, COVID-19, ENVIRONMENTJoel WittnebelMay 6, 2020

Peel’s plan to keep us safe in a warming world as insect-related disease spikes and stress rises

A look at how climate change is impacting the work of public health.

FEATURE, ENVIRONMENTJoel WittnebelJanuary 3, 2020

The cost of ethanol - Bad faith, broken promises and a plan up in smoke

This is my investigation into one of Oshawa's most controversial issues in modern history.

FEATURE, INVESTIGATION, AWARD WINNER, ENVIRONMENTJoel WittnebelNovember 29, 2017

Containing contamination

When a new development began to spring up in Oshawa's downtown, the condos and apartments were being marketed heavily to prospective tenants. However, a big part of the story was being left out

INVESTIGATION, ENVIRONMENTJoel WittnebelJanuary 20, 2016

The spotted history of Oshawa's harbour lands

The Harbour Lands of the City of Oshawa have a storied history. When the federal government transferred them back to the city years ago, it was left with a deadline to convert the land for certain uses by the end of 2017.

FEATURE, ENVIRONMENTJoel WittnebelDecember 16, 2015

A collection of My RECENT work