Focus on Climate
Alberta to add firefighters for expected busy wildfire season: minister
Alberta’s forestry minister says the province plans to field more firefighters and volunteers as it braces for what it expects will be another...
Enbridge appeals to vacate an order that would shut down its pipeline
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An attorney for the energy company Enbridge tried to persuade a federal appellate court Thursday to vacate an order...
Climate change drives world to first 12-month spell over 1.5C
By Kate Abnett and Gloria Dickie BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) -The world just experienced its warmest January on record, marking the first 12-month period in...
Portuguese prosecutors seek to annul environment permit for Savannah lithium mine
LISBON (Reuters) – Portuguese prosecutors have asked a judge to annul an environment permit for a lithium mining project being developed by London-based...
In rural Utah, concern over efforts to use Colorado River water to extract lithium
GREEN RIVER, Utah (AP) — A plan to extract lithium — the lustrous, white metal used in electric vehicle batteries — in southeast...
Warm winter, droughts destroying crops in Italy, farming lobby warns
ROME (Reuters) – Unusually mild weather and droughts in Italy are destroying crops and threatening livelihoods this winter, Italy’s main farming lobby Coldiretti...
Philippines says 110 missing after landslide kills at least 11
MANILA (Reuters) – The number of missing from a landslide that struck a southern Philippine province rose to 110 on Thursday as rescuers...
HSBC partners with Google to hit $1 billion climate tech finance goal
LONDON – Britain’s biggest bank HSBC has partnered with Google to finance fast-growing climate technology firms behind some of the world’s most promising...
Delayed Alberta report shows little caribou progress despite federal deal
EDMONTON — An Alberta government document suggests the province has made little progress in protecting its 15 threatened caribou herds, despite having signed...
