Category Archives: Environment
Ex-Colorado veterinary regulator accused of animal cruelty
DENVER (AP) — A former member of the board that regulates Colorado's veterinarians faces animal cruelty allegations after authorities said pet birds were found living in bad conditions in her suburban Denver home.
Watchdog has concerns with projects at US nuclear repository
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — There’s no way of knowing if cost increases and missed construction deadlines will continue at the only U.S. underground nuclear waste repository, according to independent federal investigators, according to results of a federa...
Feds once again nix Noem’s Mount Rushmore fireworks event
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The National Park Service has denied South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s request to mark the Fourth of July with fireworks at Mount Rushmore, citing opposition from Native American tribes as well as the possibility of igniting
Court rules Australian minister has no climate duty of care
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An appeals court on Tuesday overturned a groundbreaking ruling that Australia’s environment minister had a duty to protect younger people against climate change.
Manitoba bill would allow cosmetic pesticides on lawns, municipal boulevards
WINNIPEG — Manitoba homeowners and municipalities could soon more freely use pesticides on their lawns and public areas. A bill put before the legislature Monday by the Progressive Conservative government proposes an end to a restriction on cosmetic pe...
House Dems seek probe of USPS plan for new mail truck fleet
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats on the House Oversight Committee are seeking an investigation into a U.S. Postal Service plan to replace its aging mail trucks with mostly gasoline-powered vehicles.
Canada’s new electric-vehicle registrations soar in 2021 but still lag behind Europe
OTTAWA — More new electric vehicles hit the road in Canada last year than ever before but the growth is nowhere near what is happening in Europe. Statistics Canada says 65,253 new battery-only and plug-in hybrid electric cars were registered in
UCP blocks proposed Alberta NDP bill to prevent coal mining in Rockies
EDMONTON — Alberta's United Conservative government has refused for the second time to move ahead with an Opposition bill that would have placed legally enforceable restrictions on coal mining in the Rocky Mountains. That shuffles the Eastern Slopes Pr...
Not achievable: Mining association objects to proposed federal coal effluent rules
Canada's mining industry is pushing back against proposed tougher federal coal effluent rules, saying the draft regulations aren't practical or backed by science. "We just do not see a path to achieving those limits," said Pierre Gratton of the Mining...
Ottawa urged to pause proposed B.C. port expansion, consider alternative plan
VANCOUVER — A plan to build a new shipping container terminal the size of nearly 144 football fields at a major Metro Vancouver port has sparked a rival proposal along with concerns for endangered orcas and the salmon they depend