Focus on Environment
Oil tanker ablaze off Yemen threatens environmental disaster
Yemeni rebels' Red Sea oil tanker attack leaves Greek-flagged ship on fire while carrying a million barrels of crude oil.
Smoke from Brazil fires clouds major cities, neighboring countries
Smoke from intense Amazon wildfires is choking Brazilian cities and spreading across South America, worsening air quality.
Groups want Alberta coal hearings adjourned while Appeal Court considers applications
Two groups have asked Alberta's energy regulator to pause coal exploration hearings in the Rockies until a court rules on the applications' validity.
US statewide bans on plastic bags reduced beach pollution: analysis
Statewide bans on plastic bags in the U.S. have reduced plastic pollution by 29% since 2020, as per a recent analysis.
Schoolchildren in poorer areas facing ‘nature gap’, WWF warns
Nature should be embedded in the national curriculum to close an access gap between schools in poorer and wealthier areas, the WWF has...
Researchers aim to seal 100,000 methane wells in next decade to curb emissions
Technology experts have revealed plans to help seal 100,000 methane-leaking wells in the next decade, which could prevent millions of tonnes of greenhouse...
A remote tribe is reeling from cancer. What role did the US play?
From petroleum in the groundwater to a history of dangerous herbicides, the Shoshone-Paiute tribes are pressing federal officials for answers on pollution.
Environment solution: New metals refinery for nickel and cobalt opens in Ohio
A cobalt mine in the US
Tens of thousands in South Korea protest lack of climate progress
More than 30,000 protesters gathered in Seoul in broiling heat on Saturday, demanding action by the government to combat global warming
B.C. First Nation wants more say in forestry after Canfor mill closure announcement
B.C. First Nations chief urges local control of forests after Canfor mill closures cut 500 jobs, pushing for sustainability.
