Category Archives: Environment
Biden cancels offshore oil lease sales in Gulf Coast, Alaska
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is canceling three oil and gas lease sales scheduled in the Gulf of Mexico and off the coast of Alaska, removing millions of acres from possible drilling as U.S. gas prices reach record highs.
Full power from N.L.’s Muskrat Falls hydro project at least a year away, says report
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — With a new report saying full power from Newfoundland and Labrador's Muskrat Falls hydro project is at least a year away, the head of the province's Crown energy corporation says there's a backup plan in place. The
Raimondo: Inquiry on solar imports follows the law
WASHINGTON (AP) — Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo pushed back forcefully Wednesday against critics — including some within the Biden administration — who say a government investigation of solar imports from Southeast Asia is hindering President Joe Bi...
N.L. oil regulator releases call for offshore exploration bids after federal delay
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador's oil industry regulator is releasing its 2022 call for bids on new offshore exploration licences. The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board is inviting oil companies to bid on licences f...
Democrats seek criminal charges against Trump Interior head
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee asked the Justice Department on Wednesday to investigate whether a Trump administration interior secretary engaged in possible criminal conduct while helping an Arizona developer get ...
N.L. sets up panel to prepare for 2041 end of Churchill Falls hydro deal with Quebec
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The Newfoundland and Labrador government has established a panel to examine how the province might best capitalize on the end of a controversial energy deal with Quebec in 2041. Premier Andrew Furey told reporters today the panel
Automakers ask government for more detailed EV chargers plan to meet sales targets
OTTAWA — A new analysis of Canada's electric vehicle charging demands suggests we'll need to more than double the number of public chargers within the next three years and then quadruple it by the end of the decade. But some of
Inuit fear ruling on Arctic mine expansion could hasten ongoing narwhal decline
Inuit hunters fear an upcoming ruling on an Arctic mine expansion could hasten the ongoing decline of a narwhal population that they rely on for food. Harvesters from Pond Inlet on the northern coast of Baffin Island say numbers of the
Court hearing: Did Biden legally suspend oil lease sales?
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — President Joe Biden legally called for suspending new and gas lease sales while considering their effect on climate change, and onshore and offshore sales were legally postponed, a federal attorney argued Tuesday.
Putin urges stronger action to prevent wildfires
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin urged authorities on Tuesday to take stronger action to prevent wildfires and increase coordination between various official agencies in dealing with them.