Category Archives: Environment
Serbia roads blocked for 3rd weekend of lithium mine protest
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Environmental protesters blocked roads in Serbia for a third consecutive weekend to oppose plans for lithium mining, despite a bid by the country's populist government to defuse the demonstrations by agreeing to the key demands ...
A snapshot of electric vehicle rebates offered in Canada and around the world
OTTAWA — According to the International Energy Agency, 2020 was the best year so far for electric-vehicle sales worldwide, but the sales are highest in the countries that offer cash rebates and tax-based subsidies to help lower the cost of
B.C. organizations deliver food donations to Indigenous communities after floods
VANCOUVER — Organizations in British Columbia are rallying together to deliver food to Indigenous communities affected by flooding and landslides last month. The sustainability manager for SPUD, a B.C. grocery delivery service, says the company was ins...
Iqaluit residents can drink city water again after 60-day health order
IQALUIT — People in Iqaluit can drink the city's tap water again after 60 days of living under a do-not-consume notice. The notice was lifted Friday by Nunavut's Health Department. Residents of the territorial capital were told on Oct. 12 not to
Utah’s Arches to require timed tickets as visitation swells
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah national park famed for its otherworldly sandstone arches will require visitors to get timed entry tickets during its high season next year, the second Utah park to implement such a system as visitation
Navy blames Hawaii water contamination on jet fuel spill
HONOLULU (AP) — The Navy believes that contaminated tap water that went to Hawaii military households came from a one-time spill of jet fuel last month and was not caused by a leak from aging underground fuel storage tanks above
US approves Indigenous name change for Colorado mountain
DENVER (AP) — A federal panel has approved renaming a Colorado peak after a Cheyenne woman who facilitated relations between white settlers and Native American tribes in the early 19th century, part of a broader campaign to replace derogatory place
Cyprus issues 2nd offshore drilling license to ExxonMobil
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — ExxonMobil and partner Qatar Energy expanded their stake in potential oil and gas deposits off Cyprus by signing a deal with the east Mediterranean island nation Friday for a second exploration license in waters that Turkey
Mandate to enforce EV sales quotas needed by end of next year: Guilbeault
OTTAWA — Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says he wants a national mandate that would force auto dealers to sell a certain number of electric vehicles to be in place by the end of next year. Road transportation accounts for one-fifth of
By the Numbers: A look at electric vehicle sales in Canada
OTTAWA — Canadians bought more electric vehicles in the last two years than in the previous eight combined. But those sales are uneven across the provinces. 110,518: Total number of new battery-electric and plug-in hybrid passenger vehicles sold in Can...
