Category Archives: Environment
Canada leads world with pledge to curb methane leaks from oil and gas sector
OTTAWA — Canada is nearly doubling its target to cut methane emissions from the oil and gas sector as it prepares to sign a new global pledge at next month's climate talks in Scotland. The colourless and odourless gas amounts to
Climate change: North Carolina gov signs major energy law
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper of North Carolina signed a milestone energy bill into law Wednesday that aims to sharply reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the state's power plants by 2030, celebrating the legislative accomplishment w...
Genetically modified P.E.I. salmon ‘available for sale,’ but maybe not in stores yet
HALIFAX — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says genetically modified salmon produced in Prince Edward Island is "available for sale" in Canada, but when and where consumers can purchase the food remains unclear. The agency's Marie Terrien confirmed ...
Bulgarian coal miners demand job security, fear changes
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Hundreds of Bulgarian coal miners and energy workers staged a protest on Wednesday to demand government guarantees for their jobs amid bids by the European Union to close mines and reduce carbon emissions.
EU looks to strengthen ties with Arctic, protect environment
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union announced plans Wednesday to open a representation in the Arctic and vowed to protect environment in a region the bloc says is of key strategic importance.
Lava from volcano on Spain’s La Palma forces 800 to evacuate
LOS LLANOS DE ARIDANE, Canary Islands (AP) — Hundreds of people in Spain's Canary Islands feared for their homes and property Wednesday as a new river of lava from an erupting volcano threatened another neighborhood on the island of La
Energy agency urges bigger global push to cut emissions
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The International Energy Agency is urging governments to make stronger commitments to cut greenhouse gas emissions at an upcoming U.N. climate summit, warning the world is not on track to meet environmental goals and that new
RCMP assess enforcement resources after court reinstates logging injunction in B.C.
VICTORIA — The RCMP are reviewing the department's resources following the temporary reinstatement of an injunction against old-growth logging protests on southern Vancouver Island by the British Columbia Court of Appeal. A B.C. Supreme Court judge ref...
Doctors alarmed by loophole allowing sale of used asbestos products
OTTAWA — Public health advocates and environmental groups say the federal government needs to close a loophole allowing the sale of second-hand products containing asbestos. Canada banned the cancer-causing mineral and products that contain it in Decem...
Line 5 opponents urging White House to reject Canada’s ‘audacious’ treaty gambit
WASHINGTON — Environmental activists in the United States are seizing on Canada's decision to invoke a 44-year-old treaty with the United States as an "audacious," misguided and misleading gambit aimed at short-circuiting Michigan's effort to shut down...
