Category Archives: Environment
U.S. using Defense Production Act to kick-start domestic critical minerals production
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden brandished one of the biggest weapons in his economic arsenal Thursday in hopes of turning the United States into a leading producer of electric-vehicle batteries and the minerals used to make them. Biden issued an ord...
Fights over illegal fishing lead to armed conflict, deaths
Protesters from across Sri Lanka descended on the nation’s capital in February, shouting above the street noise and pumping their fists in the air in frustration. The
Fights over illegal fishing lead to armed conflict, deaths
Protesters from across Sri Lanka descended on the nation’s capital in February, shouting above the street noise and pumping their fists in the air in frustration. The
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...
