Category Archives: Environment
California officials vie to improve response after oil spill
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — California officials on Monday said better communication and detection technologies could improve the state's response to an oil spill like last month's crude pipeline leak off the Orange County coast.
A list of Canada-U.S. irritants as Thursday’s trilateral Three Amigos summit nears
WASHINGTON — As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets Thursday with U.S. President Joe Biden and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, observers say Canada has a lot to complain about. Here are some of the issues that have been chafing
Rain, mud and people trapped: A list of numbers prompted by storm in southern B.C.
VANCOUVER — Torrential rain that set off flooding and mudslides in southern British Columbia closed highways, trapped people in vehicles and forced the evacuation of some communities. Here's a look at some numbers: — 275 people, including 50 children: ...
B.C. forest company says rule of law must apply to ongoing protests at Fairy Creek
VANCOUVER — A lawyer for a British Columbia forest company says it wants the court to uphold the rule of law at protest sites on southern Vancouver Island, where more than 1,000 people have been arrested at ongoing protests over
Ottawa must consult provinces on emissions cap for oil, gas industry: Alberta premier
OTTAWA — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney warned the federal government on Monday that it must consult with the provinces as Ottawa moves on plans to implement a cap on emissions from the oil and gas sector. The warning came during a
Justin, take the wheel: experts tell Canada to show tough love at White House
WASHINGTON — The federal Liberal government was lulled into a false sense of security by the results of last year's U.S. election, say business leaders who want Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to take a harder line with President Joe Biden
Justices turn away VW appeals over emissions scandal suits
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday turned away appeals from Volkswagen that sought to stop state and local lawsuits related to the 2015 scandal in which the automaker was found to have rigged its vehicles to cheat U.S.
UK’s Johnson: Climate deal sounds ‘death knell’ for coal
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson hailed the U.N. climate summit as a “game-changing agreement” that sounded the “death knell for coal power” on Sunday -- although he added that his delight at the progress on fighting climate
UN climate boss: ‘Good compromise’ beats no deal on warming
GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — It was no deal or a lump of coal at Glasgow climate talks and for Patricia Espinosa, the United Nations’ climate secretary, there was no choice.
Scientists say new Alberta trails act threatens already-stressed environment
EDMONTON — Alberta scientists and environmentalists say proposed legislation governing backcountry trails on public lands will thwart efforts to restore nature and add one more stressor to an already overtaxed landscape. Environment Minister Jason Nixo...
