Category Archives: Environment
GFL Environment reaches agreement with Competition Bureau
VAUGHAN, Ont. — GFL Environmental Inc. says it has reached a deal with the Competition Bureau, which had challenged the company's purchase of Terrapure Environmental Ltd. last year. Under the agreement, the company says it will sell four liquid waste f...
B.C. communities struck by wildfires and floods brace for spring thaw
MERRITT, BRITISH COLUMBIA — Alanna Cowan has watched the Nicola River in British Columbia's Interior turn the colour of chocolate milk and rise every spring, as warm weather melts snow from the surrounding mountains. It is part of an annual cycle
Biggest emitters paying smallest price on pollution, critics say
OTTAWA — Big industrial plants in provinces covered by the national carbon pricing system paid more than $161 million for their greenhouse gas emissions in 2019, but some critics say the system is designed to ensure the biggest emitters pay
In drought-stricken West, officials weigh emergency actions
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Federal officials say it may be necessary to reduce water deliveries to users on the Colorado River to prevent the shutdown of a huge dam that supplies hydropower to some 5 million customers across the U.S.
California plan aims to triple sale of electric cars by 2026
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California wants electric vehicle sales to triple in the next four years to 35% of all new car purchases, an aggressive target set as part of the goal to phase out the sale of gas-powered cars
After the flood: First Nations along B.C.’s Highway 8 work on recovery
MERRITT, Wash. — Chief Arnie Lampreau of the Shackan Indian Band looks across the Nicola River that surged in November, pulling entire homes into its current and forcing residents to flee. Above its banks, the charred remains of yellow pines cover
U.S. senator backs Alberta premier in energy security partnership
CALGARY — A high-profile United States senator is backing Alberta Premier Jason Kenney in pushing for more North American oil to supplant Russian supplies during the invasion of Ukraine. West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, a key Democratic vote in the even...
Quebec premier warns Ottawa against unilateral action to protect province’s caribou
QUEBEC — Ottawa is threatening to act unilaterally to protect caribou in Quebec, a move that Premier François Legault said Tuesday would be interference in an area of provincial jurisdiction. In an April 8 letter, federal Environment Minister Steven Gu...
EXPLAINER: Why Biden is allowing more ethanol in gasoline
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Tuesday his administration will suspend a federal rule that bars higher levels of ethanol in gasoline during the summer. The move, which Biden announced during a visit to Iowa, is intended to tamp
Governor: State may help conservation bid for Boy Scout camp
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut's governor said Tuesday that the state may provide supplemental funds to help conservationists purchase a 252-acre Boy Scout camp and keep it out of the hands of developers.