Category Archives: Environment
Canada’s spy agency plans to offer ‘significant’ help assessing climate change threat
OTTAWA — A senior Canadian Security Intelligence Service official predicts the spy agency will make a "significant contribution" to understanding the threats posed by a warming planet as climate change accelerates. Tricia Geddes, deputy director for po...
LA Mayor Garcetti tests positive for COVID-19 in Scotland
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, who is on a trip to the U.N. climate conference in Scotland, tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, his office said in a posting on his official Twitter account.
Bank of Canada plans to keep eye on climate change impact on inflation
OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada says it plans to more closely monitor how increasingly frequent and severe weather events could impact the prices consumers pay for goods as part of its mandate to keep inflation in check. The central bank's
Alberta, with largest oil industry, sends fewer to COP than any other energy province
EDMONTON — The province with Canada's largest oil and gas industry has sent one of the country's smallest delegations to the COP26 international climate conference where emissions from that sector are under scrutiny. It's a missed opportunity, said on...
Legault remains confident after voters in Maine say no to Hydro-Québec project
MONTREAL — Maine residents have voted No to having a Hydro-Québec transmission line pass through the state, but Quebec Premier François Legault said Wednesday he is still confident the utility's $10-billion export contract to Massachusetts will come to...
The Latest: Britain’s government: ‘end of coal is in sight’
The latest on U.N. climate summit COP26 in Glasgow: GLASGOW, Scotland — Britain’s government has claimed that the “end of
Investors bet big on climate fight but motives questioned
GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Governments and big investors announced fresh plans Wednesday to pour trillions of dollars into curbing global warming, reflecting the financial world's growing embrace of efforts to fight climate change as both a business nece...
Michigan city with lead in water ordered to fix water plant
BENTON HARBOR, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan city that is urging residents not to drink tap water failed to timely warn people about high levels of lead and must make improvements at the water plant, federal regulators said Tuesday after
Democratic chair issues subpoenas to oil executives
WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairwoman of the House Oversight Committee issued subpoenas Tuesday to top executives of ExxonMobil, Chevron and other oil giants, charging that the companies have not turned over documents needed by the committee to investigate ...
China envoy defends emissions, criticizes US under Trump
GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — China is at a “special development stage” that warrants its current status as the world's biggest emitter of climate-damaging fossil fuel pollution, the nation's senior climate negotiator said Tuesday.
