Category Archives: Environment
US approves bison grazing on Montana prairie amid criticism
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. officials on Wednesday announced approval of a conservation group's proposal to expand bison grazing on prairies in north-central Montana as part of a vast nature reserve over objections from some ranchers and elected offici...
Feds looking to protect carbon price with legislation or compensation contracts
OTTAWA — The federal government is looking to "future proof" the carbon price against political decisions to cancel or lower it down the road. That could include legislation to enshrine the carbon price and its upward trajectory into law. Or it
Federal emissions reduction plan still undercounts forestry, environmentalists say
The federal government's new emissions reduction plan continues to undercount emissions from forestry, an environmental group says, throwing doubt on Canada's ability to reach its goal of carbon neutrality by 2050. "They're not reporting their carbon i...
Growth slows for endangered Mexican gray wolf population
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — There are now more Mexican gray wolves roaming the southwestern U.S. than at any time since the federal government started to reintroduce the endangered species, wildlife managers said Wednesday.
EU proposes new rules to discourage disposable fast fashion
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union warned consumers to stop using their clothes like throwaway items and said Wednesday that it plans to counter the polluting use of mass-market fast fashion.
Germany warns on Russian gas, Poland to end oil imports
BERLIN (AP) — Germany and Austria activated early warning plans Wednesday amid concerns that Moscow could cut natural gas deliveries, while Poland announced steps to end all Russian oil imports by year’s end, in fresh signs of how Russia's war
Conservatives support 2030 emissions-reduction target set by Harper, not Trudeau
OTTAWA — Canada's Conservatives continue to reject the target the Liberal government set for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, as the party searches for a new leader who will decide its approach to tackle climate change. On Tuesday, the feder...
Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions and targets, by the numbers
OTTAWA — 730 million tonnes: The calculated annual emissions for Canada in 2019 from the yearly National Inventory Report. 739 million tonnes: The calculated emissions for Canada in 2005. 407 million to 443 million tonnes: 2030 target for emissions to ...
A brief history of Canada’s climate plans
OTTAWA — Canada has had at least 11 different climate plans and nine emissions targets since 1988. Here's a snapshot of some of them. 1988: Canada hosts a conference in Toronto called Changing Atmosphere: Implications for Global Security, where governm...
Advocates: Nations must move faster to protect biodiversity
GENEVA (AP) — Environmentalists are criticizing slow progress at a U.N.-backed meeting of nearly all the world’s countries toward beefing up protections for biodiversity on Earth, ahead of a crucial meeting expected later this year in China where deleg...