Category Archives: Environment
Report calls for public takeover of old oil and gas wells to fund their cleanup
Most of Alberta's energy wells no longer hold enough oil and gas to pay for their cleanup and the public should take them over to ensure their remaining revenue funds remediation, a new report concludes. "It is a radical idea," said
Liberals say by 2035 all new cars, light-duty trucks sold in Canada will be electric
OTTAWA — The Liberal government announced Tuesday it's speeding up its goal for when it wants to see every new light-duty vehicle sold in Canada to be electric. Transport Minister Omar Alghabra said that by 2035, all new cars and light-duty
Ottawa adds another Alberta coal project to federal environmental assessment list
Environmental groups and First Nations say they are pleased the federal government is adding another proposed coal mine in Alberta's Rocky Mountains to the list of projects it will review. "This decision should be applauded by all who believe environme...
First African American named to lead US Forest Service
WASHINGTON (AP) — Veteran forester Randy Moore has been named chief of the U.S. Forest Service, the first African American to lead the agency in its 116-year history.
Blackouts in US Northwest due to heat wave, deaths reported
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The unprecedented Northwest U.S. heat wave that slammed Seattle and Portland, Oregon, moved inland Tuesday — prompting a electrical utility in Spokane, Washington, to resume rolling blackouts amid heavy power demand.
Supreme Court won’t sidetrack plans for natural gas pipeline
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court dealt a blow to New Jersey and other states seeking a way to oppose pipelines running through their land, siding with a pipeline company Tuesday in a dispute over New Jersey land needed for
G-20 talks in Italy yield pledge to fight hunger in Africa
MATERA, Italy (AP) — A meeting of foreign and development ministers from the Group of 20 nations Tuesday ended with agreement to boost efforts to fight growing hunger in the world, worsened by the pandemic, especially in Africa, as well
Myanmar junta gains hold on jade profits as fighting flares
BANGKOK (AP) — The military takeover in Myanmar has given the junta full control of the country’s lucrative and conflict-ridden jade mining, providing it with profits and leverage for consolidating power, researchers said Tuesday.
Brazil redeploying troops to Amazon rainforest, bans fires
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil's president is sending troops back to the Amazon rainforest to bolster policing against logging and other illegal land clearance, acting amid international criticism of a surge in deforestation and just two months after w...
Brazil to redeploy troops to Amazon to fight deforestation
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — President Jair Bolsonaro signed a decree Monday to dispatch Brazilian soldiers to the Amazon in a bid to curb surging deforestation, just two months after withdrawing troops from the region and days after his Environment Ministe...
