Focus on Climate
Houston area grapples with heat, power cuts after major storms
Thousands of people in the Houston area faced sweltering heat without power on Saturday following severe storms
The German chancellor tours flooded regions in the southwest in a show of solidarity
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday toured flooded regions in the southwest, where rivers have swelled and caused flash floods
Rain helps crews in Fort McMurray while B.C. cracks down on open burning
Wildfire crews have reported no further growth in the wildfire that continues to burn southwest of Fort McMurray
Flash floods kill 50 in western Afghanistan
Flash flooding has killed at least 50 people in western Afghanistan, provincial police said Saturday
Eight arrested after climate activists breach German airport
German police arrested climate activists who breached the grounds of Munich airport, causing the airport to close
Widespread power outages from deadly Houston storm raise new risk: hot weather
As the Houston area works to restore power to thousands after deadly storms, it will do so as all of southern Texas starts...
Health professionals take climate action to care for patients and planet
From new plant-leaning hospital menus to fewer surgical gloves and single-use syringes, health-care professionals are finding ways to combat waste and pollutants.
Feds order benzene leak fixes in Sarnia, Ontario, after plastic pollution
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is ordering all petrochemical companies in Sarnia, Ontario, to control leaks of the chemical benzene
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Opinion: South Africa's plan to transition from coal to renewable energy sources must include mobilizing different forms of international finance, investing in new...
