Category Archives: Environment
New legal battle over predator killing in Nevada wilderness
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Conservationists are suing three federal agencies over the adequacy of an environmental review the government has said satisfies requirements to resume killing coyotes, mountain lions and other wildlife in federally protected wilderne...
Company indicted for not stopping oil leak after many alarms
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal prosecutors blamed a Texas oil company's negligence for a crude spill that fouled Southern California's coastline, in a criminal indictment that said fatigued workers failed to properly act when repeated alarms signaled an of...
EV rebate program topped up with $73 million in fall economic update
OTTAWA — Transport Canada is topping up its electric vehicle rebate program so there is enough money to cover demand until the program gets retooled in the spring. The fall economic statement this week budgets another $73 million to the Incentives
Canada aims to plant up to 320 million trees a year to meet two billion target
OTTAWA — The government is planning to plant up to 320 million trees a year to meet the prime minister’s target to put an extra two billion trees in the ground by 2030. Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson on Thursday launched
EPA details push to tighten rules for lead in drinking water
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration took steps Thursday aimed at reducing lead in drinking water, announcing plans to release $2.9 billion in infrastructure bill funds next year for lead pipe removal and impose stricter rules to limit exposure t...
Awash in illegal pot farms, Oregon plans millions for relief
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Theft of water during a drought. Exploitation of immigrant laborers. Intimidation of residents by armed criminals. A Democratic state senator from southern Oregon
N.L. says renewable energy plan provides ‘pathway’ for oil development, net-zero goal
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The Newfoundland and Labrador government says its new renewable energy plan unveiled Thursday allows for more oil development without straying from the provincial goal of achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Energy Mi...
Serbia suspends lithium mine plans after protests
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Local authorities in western Serbia on Thursday suspended a plan that would allow mining giant Rio Tinto to operate a lithium mine, following protests by environmentalists that shook the country’s populist leadership.
Cars, couches, propane and fuel tanks among debris from record flooding in B.C.
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — Unprecedented flooding in southwestern British Columbia has left hard-hit communities dealing with the disposal of debris like drywall, insulation, silt-soaked mattresses, couches and kitchen cupboards damaged by water that gutted ho...
Mining the future: Canada’s high hopes to become a global critical mineral powerhouse
OTTAWA — Getting the world to net-zero emissions by 2050 will require the production of critical minerals and metals to grow sixfold over the next 30 years, the International Energy Agency declared in a report earlier this year — and
