Category Archives: Environment
EPA head: ‘Journey to Justice’ tour ‘really personal for me’
RESERVE, La. (AP) — Michael Coleman’s house is the last one standing on his tiny street, squeezed between a sprawling oil refinery that keeps him up at night and a massive grain elevator that covers his pickup with dust and
Honolulu utility shuts well to prevent fuel contamination
HONOLULU (AP) — Amid a continuing crisis over fuel contaminating the Navy’s tap water at Pearl Harbor, Honolulu’s water utility said Friday it shut off one of its wells so it doesn’t taint its own supply with petroleum from an
EPA head: ‘Journey to Justice’ tour ‘really personal for me’
RESERVE, La. (AP) — Michael Coleman's house is the last one standing on his tiny street, squeezed between a sprawling oil refinery whose sounds and smells keep him up at night and a massive grain elevator that covers his pickup
Oregon officials ask public help to find killers of 8 wolves
Officials in Oregon are asking for public assistance to locate the person or persons responsible for poisoning eight wolves in the eastern part of the state earlier this year.
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
