Category Archives: Environment
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.
Oil demand, climate change clash in California pipeline plan
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A proposal to replace an oil pipeline that was shut down in 2015 after causing California's worst coastal spill in 25 years is inching though a government review, even as the state moves toward banning gas-powered
Michigan abandons Line 5 challenge to focus instead on 2019 state court lawsuit
WASHINGTON — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has abruptly abandoned her federal court case aimed at shutting down the cross-border Line 5 pipeline. Instead, Attorney General Dana Nessel says Whitmer will concentrate the government's efforts on a long-s...
Vice-president swears in David Cohen as newest U.S. ambassador to Canada
WASHINGTON — David Cohen has been sworn in as the new United States ambassador to Canada — the first full-time American envoy since 2019. Vice-president Kamala Harris presided over the process in her ceremonial offices earlier today. Cohen, a lawyer,...
Ancient juniper trees illegally cut in New Mexico monument
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Several dozen ancient alligator juniper trees have been illegally cut down at El Malpais National Monument in western New Mexico and authorities with the National Park Service are trying to find out who's responsible.
N.L.’s Come By Chance oil refinery sold to Texas company to produce renewable fuels
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — An idled oil refinery in the town of Come By Chance, N.L., has new owners and a planned new life producing renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel beginning in mid-2022. The Newfoundland and Labrador government announced Tuesd...
Montreal suburb revives plan to kill majority of deer herd in local park
LONGUEUIL, Que. — A city south of Montreal announced Tuesday that it has revived a controversial plan to kill most of the deer in a local park, about a year after it backed off from a similar initiative because of
