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Skiers call out snowsports sector over ‘big irony’ of high-polluting sponsors
Skiers and campaigners have criticised winter sports organisations for “big irony” sponsorship deals with high-polluting companies. Former British alpine skier and Paralympian Anna...
Climate protesters under fire in Europe: UN expert
Environmental activists are increasingly facing hostility across Europe, a UN expert said, warning that the very right to protest was “at risk” in...
Warming island’s mice are breeding out of control, extermination is planned
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Mice accidentally introduced to a remote island near Antarctica 200 years ago are breeding out of control because...
US appeals court temporarily pauses SEC climate disclosure rules
By Clark Mindock (Reuters) -A U.S. appeals court on Friday temporarily paused new rules issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requiring...
‘Baloney factory’: Eby mocks Poilievre’s letter asking B.C. to join carbon tax fight
TERRACE, BRITISH COLUMBIA — A letter from Opposition Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to British Columbia Premier David Eby, asking him to help halt...
Energy Department conditionally approves $2.26 billion loan for huge lithium mine in Nevada
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The U.S. Energy Department has conditionally agreed to loan more than $2 billion to a company building a lithium...
Feds pick New England’s offshore wind development area, drawing cheers and questions alike
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The federal government on Friday designated a large area off the New England coast for offshore wind production development,...
Nova Scotia grants Northern Pulp mill one-year extension for environmental assessment
HALIFAX — An idled Nova Scotia pulp mill has been given another year to complete an environmental assessment for its project to build...
As the rumble of tractor protests grows, the EU offers more environmental concessions to farmers
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive arm on Friday proposed weakening even more climate and environmental measures in the bloc’s latest set...
Alberta government releases no-go zone map for renewable power projects
EDMONTON — Alberta is blocking off large sections of the province to renewable power development. The government has released a map defining which...
