Category Archives: Environment
Williams confirmed to lead US Fish and Wildlife Service
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Martha Williams, the former director of Montana's wildlife agency, has been confirmed to lead the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The U.S. Senate
Rays of hope emerge in rebuild of Lytton, B.C., months after wildfire destruction
Denise O'Connor is back in Lytton, B.C., living in the home where she spent her childhood years. But it's not where she was living last summer when a wildfire swept through the Fraser Canyon village and destroyed almost everything in its
Prince Edward Island releases plan to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040
CHARLOTTETOWN — The Prince Edward Island government has released its plan for getting the province to net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040. The detailed plan follows the announcement of the target last fall. In a statement today, Environment Mini...
Biden: Infrastructure plan gives $1B for Great Lakes cleanup
LORAIN, Ohio (AP) — President Joe Biden declared Thursday that a $1 billion infusion from the bipartisan infrastructure deal would restore the Great Lakes harbors and tributary rivers that have been polluted by industrial toxins.
Canada has existing options if Line 5 shuts down, environmental report argues
WASHINGTON — Viable alternatives to Line 5 already exist if the controversial cross-border pipeline gets shut down, says a new report from an Canadian environmental group looking to bridge the ideological gulf in the public debate over North America's ...
Pacific Salmon Treaty failing to address harvest of struggling B.C. stocks: advocates
VANCOUVER — Significant numbers of salmon returning to spawn in British Columbia are being caught in southeast Alaskan fisheries, hindering Canada's efforts to preserve and rebuild stocks that are declining to historic lows, B.C. salmon advocatessay. ...
California companies’ pollution credits risk climate aims
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Oil refineries, utilities and other companies that must pay to emit greenhouse gases in California have saved up so many credits allowing them to pollute that it may jeopardize the state's ability to reach its ambitious
Ontario puts $500M toward ArcelorMittal Dofasco green steel project
HAMILTON — Ontario is giving $500 million in loans and grants to ArcelorMittal Dofasco to make its steelmaking process greener. The $1.8-billion project will replace coal-fed coke ovens and blast furnaces with low-emission technology. It’s expected to ...
Panel agrees with Canada that Trump-era U.S. solar panel tariffs violate USMCA
WASHINGTON — When it comes to trade dispute victories in the post-NAFTA era, Canada just tied it up, 1-1. A dispute resolution panel has agreed that tariffs on Canadian-made solar products imposed in 2018 by former president Donald Trump violated the
Serbia: Mine protesters block roads near Statehood Day event
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Hundreds of protesters opposed to lithium mining in Serbia blocked roads near a government building where the Balkan country's populist president was awarding state decorations Tuesday, which was a national holiday.