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Alia Dharssi

Telling thought-provoking stories about social and environmental challenges related to Canada’s progress on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, which is like a giant to-do list for making the world a better place.

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Alia's Latest Articles

Video: The garbage volunteers are clearing from Canada’s shores

By Alia Dharssi ● Sustainability ● April 3, 2018 August 5, 2022

Plastic pollution pileup on Canada’s beaches exposes environmental policy gaps

By Alia Dharssi ● Sustainability ● April 3, 2018 August 5, 2022

Thousands of kilograms of plastic garbage are piling up on the seabed and on Canada’s shores, but the government doesn’t yet have a domestic strategy to tackle marine debris.

What you can do about plastic pollution

By Alia Dharssi ● Sustainability ● April 3, 2018 August 5, 2022

Video: How plastic gets into the ocean

By Alia Dharssi ● Sustainability ● April 3, 2018 August 5, 2022

How microplastics get into the food system

By Alia Dharssi ● Sustainability ● April 2, 2018 August 5, 2022

Newsletter: Is Canada doing enough to help refugees?

By Alia Dharssi ● Sustainability ● March 26, 2018 August 5, 2022

Reporters Alia Dharssi and Francesca Fionda are starting to explore how Canada’s refugee system stacks up.

Newsletter: How can Canada meet the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals?

By Alia Dharssi ● Sustainability ● March 16, 2018 August 5, 2022

Newsletter: Plastic pollution is a social justice issue

By Alia Dharssi ● Sustainability ● February 26, 2018 August 5, 2022

Newsletter: Why I worry about the environment after I flush

By Alia Dharssi ● Sustainability ● February 13, 2018 August 5, 2022

Newsletter: What beach cleanups reveal about the world

By Alia Dharssi ● Sustainability ● January 16, 2018 August 5, 2022

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