Focus on Climate
‘Everyone sits out’: Yangon parks offer heatwave relief
As the sun sets on another scorching Yangon day, the hot and bothered descend on the Myanmar city’s parks, the coolest place to...
Canada’s First Nation declares emergency due to excessive chemicals emission
Canada’s Aamjiwnaang First Nation declared a state of emergency due to a chemical release from INEOS Styrolution’s plastic manufacturing plant in Sarnia, Ontario,...
U.S. names AI advisory board on security of energy, critical infrastructure
The board would help ensure the safe deployment of AI technology and how to address threats posed by this technology to vital services...
Most drivers will pay $15 to enter busiest part of Manhattan starting June 30
Supporters of New York's new toll say that in addition to raising money for buses and subways, congestion pricing will reduce pollution by...
‘End of oil not in sight’, says OPEC Secretary General
OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais wrote there is "a worrying trend of narratives" that use terms like the end of oil, which...
At least 70 people killed by flooding in Kenya as more rain is expected through the weekend
The East African country has seen weeks of heavy rains and severe flooding in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, as well as in the country's...
Cap on production may be too complicated for global plastic treaty: Canada’s environment minister
Canada's Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says the world can solve its plastic problem without insisting on hard caps on plastic production.
Despite climate crisis, US Green Party struggling for traction
Climate change is a major issue on the US political agenda, yet the country's Green Party and its candidate Jill Stein are next to...
Canada’s Cenovus Energy fined $2.5 million for biggest oil spill in Newfoundland and Labrador history
Cenovus Energy has been ordered to pay a $2.5-million fine for its role in the largest offshore oil spill ever recorded in Newfoundland...
Aamjiwnaang First Nation declares state of emergency over industry benzene leak
Aamjiwnaang First Nation is declaring a state of emergency over a benzene leak linked to a neighbouring petrochemical facility
