Category Archives: Environment
Florida environmentalist, Janet Reno’s sister dies at 81
STUART, Fla. (AP) — Maggy Hurchalla, an environmentalist who fought to protect Florida's wetlands and was a staunch supporter of her sister Janet Reno, the former U.S. attorney general, has died. She passed away Saturday at age 81.
Ethiopia starts partial power generation from Blue Nile dam
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia has started generating electricity from the controversial mega-dam that is being built on the Blue Nile. The milestone was reached on Sunday
White House spending targets social justice; criteria vague
WINSLOW, Ariz. (AP) — This once-bustling city in northern Arizona has a troubled relationship with rain. Winslow needs it, but just a little can overwhelm a levee system that officials have pleaded with the federal government for years to fix.
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
