Category Archives: Environment
Ford shows support for controversial Highway 413 with campaign-style route visit
CALEDON, Ont. — Ontario Premier Doug Ford doubled down on his support for another controversial Greater Toronto Area highway project that's mired in environmental concerns and uncertainty over its economic and social benefits. Ford was in Caledon, Ont....
Madrid defends waste handling despite landfill methane leaks
MADRID (AP) — Authorities in Madrid on Wednesday defended their handling of gas from decomposing organic waste after scientists aided by satellite imagery said they had found major leaks of methane from two landfill sites serving the Spanish capital. ...
Panel on Rockies coal mining granted six-week extension to deliver its report
EDMONTON — A panel gathering public input on coal mining in the Alberta Rockies has been given another six weeks to hand in its report. "Due to the extraordinary volume, breadth and depth of the input provided by Albertans, the coal
Efforts to cut car, plane and ship emissions get small boost
GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Several countries and companies announced plans Wednesday to stop selling cars that run on gasoline or diesel over the next two decades, as part of efforts to clamp down on a significant source of planet-warming emissions.
Trudeau to join Biden, López Obrador in D.C. at first North America summit since 2016
WASHINGTON — Canada, the United States and Mexico are getting the band back together. U.S. President Joe Biden will host Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador at the White House next week, the first gathering ...
Wide-ranging analysis finds negative overall impacts from coal mining in Rockies
CALGARY — Coal mining on environmentally sensitive slopes of Alberta's Rocky Mountains wouldn't be an overall benefit to the province, a wide-ranging analysis from the University of Calgary has concluded. "The net economic benefit is minimal," said Je...
China, US pledge to increase cooperation at UN climate talks
GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — The world’s top carbon polluters, China and the United States, agreed Wednesday to increase their cooperation and speed up action to rein in climate-damaging emissions, signaling a mutual effort on global warming at a time of
The Latest: China, US agree to redouble climate efforts
GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — The Latest on the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow: GLASGOW, Scotland — China and the United
Australia putting $738M into low emissions investment fund
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s prime minister on Wednesday launched a billion Australian dollar ($738 million) investment fund to fast-track emerging low emissions technologies including carbon capture and storage as he bolsters his government’...
Jerry Brown focuses on saving California forests from fires
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — As smoke lingered in the air amid another destructive California wildfire season, former Gov. Jerry Brown invited a group to his ranch for an urgent conversation: What more could be done to save California's forests from
