Category Archives: Environment
Muskrat Falls: Poor communication led to missed deadline to limit contamination
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador's auditor general says government communication failures led to a missed deadline for work on reducing methylmercury levels in the Muskrat Falls reservoir. The auditor general's report released Thursday conc...
EPA outlines $7.4B for water infrastructure headed to states
WASHINGTON (AP) — States, Native American tribes and U.S. territories will receive $7.4 billion in 2022 to improve water quality and access, the first installment from the infrastructure bill that President Joe Biden signed into law last month, the Env...
Most popular EV in Canada, Tesla Model 3, no longer eligible for federal rebate
OTTAWA — The Tesla Model 3 will no longer top the list of Canada's most rebated electric car. In a notice posted on its website, Transport Canada said the popular car ceased to be eligible for the federal $5,000 electric car
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney hires lawyers over environmentalist lawsuit threat
EDMONTON — The Alberta government has hired a private law firm to defend Premier Jason Kenney after environmental groups threatened him with a defamation lawsuit. Paul Champ, lawyer for the environmentalists, says he's been notified that the province h...
Island turns into open-air lab for tech-savvy volcanologists
LAS MANCHAS, Canary Islands (AP) — They come with eagle-eyed drones and high-precision instruments. Aided by satellites, they analyze gas emissions and the flows of molten rock. On the ground, they collect everything from the tiniest particles to “lava...
New Mexico study highlights growing dependence on oil sector
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A study commissioned by a coalition of oil and natural gas businesses in New Mexico indicates that state and local governments are more reliant than ever before on the industry to pay for basic public
Controversial plan for Oregon natural gas terminal abandoned
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A Canadian energy company called it quits Wednesday on a controversial natural gas pipeline and marine export terminal on the southern Oregon coast after failing to obtain all necessary state permits.
Indigenous leaders concerned over B.C. government’s old-growth deferral process
Indigenous leaders and experts in British Columbia outlined their concerns Wednesday over the provincial government's process to defer logging in old-growth forests, while underscoring the urgency to preserve at-risk ecosystems. The province announced ...
California water districts to get 0% of requested supplies
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Water agencies in drought-stricken California that serve 27 million residents and 750,000 acres of farmland won’t get any of the water they've requested from the state heading into 2022 other than what's needed for critical he...
Trade minister Ng chats with U.S. counterpart as continental trade tensions fester
WASHINGTON — Canada's trade minister has headed back to the U.S. capital for discussions on festering trade irritants, just two weeks after joining Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on his visit to the White House. Mary Ng met virtually Tuesday with U.S.