Category Archives: Environment
B.C. raises forest revenue sharing amounts for First Nations in reconciliation move
VICTORIA — First Nations in British Columbia will receive a $63 million increase in forestry income this year as part of a new revenue-sharing model that Indigenous leaders say is an encouraging step toward an expected higher share in the
Energy Dept OKs expanded LNG exports from Texas, Louisiana
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Energy Department on Wednesday authorized additional exports of liquefied natural gas, or LNG, from planned terminals in Texas and Louisiana. The orders allow
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai to visit counterpart Mary Ng in Ottawa
WASHINGTON — U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai will travel north of the border next week to meet with her Canadian counterpart, Mary Ng. Tai's office says the ambassador will hold two days of meetings May 5-6 with Ng, Canada's international trad...
US: Ukraine war ‘screams’ need to reject Russian energy
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said Wednesday that Russia's war on Ukraine “screams” that the world needs to stop importing oil and gas from Russia and instead move toward other forms of energy.
US House committee wants answers on Alaska gas leak
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Members of a U.S. House committee are seeking answers about a natural gas release at a ConocoPhillips Alaska drill site on Alaska's North Slope.
Federal government emissions dropping but reporting incomplete, audit concludes
OTTAWA — Direct greenhouse gas emissions from federal departments are down almost 41 per cent in the last 17 years, hitting a target for 2025 well ahead of schedule. But in an audit of Ottawa's "greening government" strategy, environment commissioner J...
Appeals court nixes $1.1 billion timber award against Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Court of Appeals on Wednesday overturned a $1.1 billion verdict against the state over its forest management practices, the latest development in a decades-long dispute over the best use of vast tracts of forestland
Drilling moratorium on Georges Bank off southern Nova Scotia extended until 2032
HALIFAX — The moratorium on oil and gas exploration on Georges Bank off southern Nova Scotia is being extended until the end of 2032. Federal and provincial law allows for the moratorium in the rich fishing ground to be prolonged in
New investing orders should make it simpler to deploy funds: Infrastructure Bank CEO
OTTAWA — The head of a federal infrastructure agency says a new set of investing orders from the Liberal government should make it simpler to deploy more funding in the coming months. The recent federal budget added to the Canada Infrastructure
About 6M Californians ordered to cut water use amid drought
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California's gigantic water supplier has taken the unprecedented step of requiring about 6 million people to cut their outdoor watering to one day a week as an extended drought plagues the state following another dry
