Focus on Environment
Brazil’s farmers fret over fires and drought
Brazil's worst drought in 70 years, coupled with fires, is devastating key crops, threatening the agricultural sector.
Energy minister says public money could help finance Alberta energy cleanup
EDMONTON — Alberta’s energy minister is promising strong action by next fall to clean up the province’s growing backlog of unreclaimed oil and...
A pipeline explosion sends a towering pillar of flame over Houston’s suburbs
La Porte City Secretary Lee Woodward told KTRK-TV that they don’t yet know what flows through the pipeline or how it will be...
Environment takes centre stage as global summits loom
The United Nations is about to host four major events to address environmental challenges.
As renewable energy demand rises, mining for minerals in the Amazon is at a critical point
Illegal mining for minerals like cassiterite, one of the critical minerals help powering the energy transition, is driving deforestation in the Amazon, threatening...
Meet the woman who founded a business to keep EV chargers up and running
Kameale Terry set up the ChargerHelp! business to help make driving EVs a smoother experience and reduce pollution in Los Angeles.
Climate protesters block Dutch highway while police strike
With policing of the protest light due to a strike, around 500 activists marched onto a highway that leads into the centre of...
Japan, US face shared challenge from cheap China steel, Japan PM hopeful says
Japan and the United States should work together amid competition from China, leading prime ministerial candidate Shinjiro Koizumi said.
Germany’s parks plant a way forward on climate change
As part of a "natural regeneration" project, a sapling has been grafted onto the stump of a 150-year-old oak tree at Muskauer Park.
Tunisia fisherwomen battle inequality and climate change
Off a quiet Tunisian island, Sara Souissi readies her small fishing boat. As a woman in the male-dominated trade, she rows against entrenched...
