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‘It just needs to stop’: Carbon price protesters slow traffic on Trans-Canada Highway
At an event organized by a group called Nationwide Protest Against the Carbon Tax, hundreds of protesters blocked the major highway west of...
North America’s West Coast whale population recovering after ‘unusual mortality event’
Gray whale population along the West Coast is showing signs of recovery after hundreds washed up dead on beaches from Alaska to Mexico...
Record wildfires hit Venezuela during climate-driven Amazon drought
By Jake Spring, Mircely Guanipa and Maria Ramirez SAO PAULO/MARACAY, Venezuela (Reuters) – Venezuela is battling a record number of wildfires, according to...
Maine’s trail system makes the U.S. state an outdoor destination. $30M in improvements could come soon
Maine's beloved outdoor trail network could receive $30 million in improvements under a proposal conservationists have asked lawmakers to put before voters.
Calgary’s Pembina Pipeline closes Alliance, Aux Sable purchases; raises guidance
Pembina Pipeline Corp. says it has closed its previously announced $3.1B purchase of Enbridge Inc.’s stakes in the Alliance pipeline, Aux Sable gas...
Virginia state utility regulators approve Dominion Energy solar projects
Utility regulators in Virginia approved new solar projects that will expand Dominion Energy's clean energy portfolio in the U.S. state.
Lack of rain, heat could hinder Ivory Coast cocoa mid-crop, farmers say
ABIDJAN – Lack of rain and strong sun in most of Ivory Coast’s main cocoa regions last week could hinder the April-to-September mid-crop,...
B.C. Parkland refinery returns to normal operations after unplanned shutdown
CALGARY — Parkland Corp. says its refinery in Burnaby, B.C., returned to normal operations on March 29. The company says the return comes...
India’s weather office forecasts more heat wave days during April-June
By Rajendra Jadhav MUMBAI (Reuters) -India is likely to experience more heat-wave days than normal between April and June, the weather office said...
Greece hit again by high temperatures, Saharan dust
Thick clouds of dust blown in from the Sahara once again covered Greek skies Monday, especially Athens and Thessalonika, with temperatures rising as...
