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Biden sets tighter standards for deadly soot pollution from tailpipes, smokestacks
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is setting tougher standards for deadly soot pollution, saying that reducing fine particle matter from tailpipes, smokestacks...
Appeals court weighs whether to let stand Biden’s approval of Willow oil project in Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An appeals court panel is deciding whether to let stand the Biden administration’s approval of the massive Willow oil...
Greener Homes Grant program proves more popular than federal government expected
OTTAWA — Demand for federal cash to help defray the cost of home energy renovations spiked in recent months, forcing the government to...
‘Not be tolerated’: Alberta files formal response to proposed oilsands emissions cap
Alberta says a federal emissions cap on greenhouse gases “will not be tolerated” as the province’s environment minister meets today with her federal...
Boom in southern Quebec mining claims, including under people’s homes, causes anxiety
MONTREAL — When Ellen Rice-Hogan discovered that someone had bought a mining claim under her farm, she was shocked. There’s no mining around...
Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week
TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Smith in Ottawa Alberta Premier Danielle Smith...
Paris votes whether to hit SUVs with eye-popping parking costs in latest green drive before Olympics
PARIS (AP) — Parisians were voting Sunday whether to muscle SUVs off the French capital’s streets by making them much more expensive to...
As Europe’s farmers find common cause in grievances, governments race to offer concessions
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greece’s annual Agrotica trade fair traditionally gives farmers a chance see the latest equipment and agricultural innovations. This year,...
Bill to update impact assessment law coming in spring: Wilkinson
OTTAWA — The federal government will introduce legislation this spring to fix the constitutional problems the Supreme Court of Canada has with the...
