Category Archives: Environment
US pipeline agency pulls back plan to assess climate impacts
WASHINGTON — Amid pushback from industry groups and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on Thursday scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. The Federal Energy Regulatory ...
Canada to hike oil, gas output by 300,000 barrels a day to help displace Russian fuel
OTTAWA — Canada's oil and gas producers can hike output by the equivalent of 300,000 barrels a day by the end of the year to help displace Russian fossil fuels, Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said Thursday. Wilkinson, speaking at the
Federal NDP says N.L. offshore oil project hard to justify; energy minister unfazed
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — As Newfoundland and Labrador's oil sector faces more hesitancy from Ottawa, the province's energy minister says he's unfazed by the federal New Democrats' comments that a pending approval of a new oilfield off St. John's will
Nations ‘united’ in seeking to cut Russian oil, gas imports
PARIS (AP) — Dozens of nations, including the United States and much of Europe, say they are united in seeking to “radically” reduce imports of Russian oil and gas after its invasion of Ukraine, while ensuring those efforts don’t fuel
Federal carbon-price rebates to rise more than expected in Ontario and Manitoba
OTTAWA — The value of carbon-price rebate cheques from the federal government will jump more than 66 per cent in Ontario and Manitoba this year, to make up for too-small rebates the last two years. And for the first time the
90 scientists ask feds to protect carbon-rich old forests in upcoming climate plan
Days before the federal government is expected to explain how it will meet greenhouse gas targets, 90 prominent scientists have written a letter urging it to ensure that old-growth forests are a big part of that plan. "We are deeply concerned
Rhode Island leaders want ‘bold’ commitment to offshore wind
Rhode Island leaders want offshore wind to supply more of the state's power in order to cement its position as a hub for the industry, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and set an example for other states looking to stave off
Outdoor Retailer show moving to Utah despite boycott threats
DENVER (AP) — The Outdoor Retailer trade show is moving back to Salt Lake City from Denver next year despite threats from an environmental group and big-name recreation companies of a boycott, the event's organizer announced Wednesday.
Salt marsh option missing in plan to shield N.S.-N.B. land link from floods: experts
HALIFAX — An engineering study calling for higher dikes to safeguard the land link between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick should have also suggested creating natural buffers to absorb rising oceans, some experts say. A study released last Friday recomme...
UN sets 5-year goal to broaden climate early warning systems
GENEVA (AP) — The chief of the United Nations announced a project Wednesday to put every person on Earth in range of early weather-warning systems within five years as natural disasters have grown more powerful and frequent due to climate
