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Tentative deal would see Ottawa scrap Highway 413’s impact assessment designation
TORONTO — Ontario has struck a tentative deal with the federal government to have Ottawa drop an assessment of the province’s Highway 413...
Panel urged to move lawsuit seeking to shutdown part of Line 5 pipeline to Michigan state court
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Michigan attorneys pressed a federal appellate panel on Thursday to move their lawsuit seeking to shut down a portion...
Higher temperatures mean higher food and other prices. A new study links climate shocks to inflation
Food prices and overall inflation will rise as temperatures climb with climate change, a new study by an environmental scientist and the European...
Pathways Alliance to file for regulator approval on carbon capture project
CALGARY — A consortium of Canada’s largest oilsands companies will submit an application before the end of the week for approval of its...
U.S. energy agency announces $475M in funding for clean energy projects on mine land sites
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Biden administration pumped more money into clean energy projects Thursday, announcing up to $475 million in federal funding...
Global sea level jumped due to El Nino and climate change: NASA
Global average sea level rose by about 0.3 inches (0.76 centimeters) from 2022 to 2023 — nearly four times the increase of the...
Rights groups petition European watchdog to secure clean water in French Caribbean
The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) said on Thursday it has filed a collective complaint to a European rights body to demand...
Get ‘deforestation’ products off supermarket shelves without delay, UK government urged
Rules that would help to remove deforestation from supermarket shelves must go ahead “without delay”, a group of cross-party MPs and peers have...
B.C. unveils flood strategy, adds $39 million for flood mitigation
VANCOUVER — British Columbia has released a comprehensive flood strategy to help communities reduce risk and respond to extreme events. Nathan Cullen, minister...
