Category Archives: Environment
Lytton fire recovery work gets $18.4 million from province; debris removal starts
VICTORIA — The first signs of a long-awaited start of rebuilding in fire-ravaged Lytton, B.C., are expected to begin Tuesday, says the village's mayor. Jan Polderman said Monday that work to remove debris from the wildfire that destroyed much of the
Pentagon to shut down leaking fuel tank facility in Hawaii
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Defense Department will permanently shut down the Navy's massive fuel tank facility in Hawaii that leaked petroleum into Pearl Harbor's tap water, and will remove all the fuel, the Pentagon said Monday.
Canada planning for global food emergency, as Ukraine attack risks wheat supply
OTTAWA — Russia's invasion of Ukraine has sparked major disruptions to a United Nations program that helps prevent hunger around the world, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned Monday during a trip to Europe aimed at working with allies to respond
Arctic co-operation and study must continue despite invasion of Ukraine: U.S. envoy
A top United States government official says there are plenty of issues to keep like-minded Arctic nations together after Russia's invasion of Ukraine forced seven of them to pause their participation in the international body that looks after the regi...
EPA rule would make heavy trucks cut smog, soot pollution
DETROIT (AP) — The Biden administration is proposing stronger pollution regulations for new tractor-trailer rigs that would clean up smoky diesel engines and encourage new technologies during the next two decades.
Public transit gets $3.7B to woo riders, adopt green fleets
WASHINGTON (AP) — As cities seek to fully reopen, public transit systems straining to win back riders after being crushed by the COVID-19 pandemic are getting a big funding boost to help stay afloat and invest in new fleets of
N.L. to wait another 40 days for federal decision on proposed offshore oil project
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador will have to wait another 40 days for a federal decision on the fate of a proposed offshore oil project led by Norwegian oil giant Equinor. Ottawa said Friday in a news release that
On heels of protectionist state of the union, Biden rolls out Buy American revamp
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden briefly shouted out America's allies and trading partners Friday even as he rolled out new details of his administration's long-promised plan to more stringently enforce the country's Buy American rules. That plan incl...
Alberta government to extend pause on Rocky Mountain coal mine development
EDMONTON — The Alberta government is renewing and expanding its restrictions on coal mining in the province's Rocky Mountains in response to a strong public outcry and two reports written following extensive consultations on the issue. Energy Minister ...
Canada must do more to control plastic waste exports: Environment Minister Guilbeault
OTTAWA — In the year since new rules to slow global exports of plastic waste took effect, Canada's shipments rose by more than 13 per cent, and most of it is going to the United States with no knowledge of