B.C. NDP and Green party collaboration leads to top sustainability honour
B.C. Environment Minister George Heyman and Green Party of B.C. Leader Andrew Weaver have been honoured at the Clean50 awards.
View ArticleAll-female crew sets sail around the world to find solutions for ocean...
The “eXXpedition Round the World” voyage will circumnavigate the globe in 30 legs over the next two years.
View ArticleWildlife group issues pollution reminder after hurt, endangered pelican...
The Wildlife Rescue Association says the bird was unable to fly because discarded fishing line had badly damaged its left wing.
View ArticleInjured endangered American white pelican faces long road to recovery
An American white pelican stood in front of two mirrors in a tiny recovery room on Friday, stretching to reveal a glaring wound and messy feathers on its left wing.
View ArticleTrump could kick off process to withdraw U.S. from Paris climate pact this week
Experts say the withdrawal by the United States, the second biggest climate polluter and world’s largest economy, will hurt efforts to fight global warming.
View ArticleNew Delhi schools reopen as air pollution levels fall
With strong winds blowing away pollutants, the air quality index at the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi read 155 as compared to 500 over the weekend that was 10 times the recommended WHO level.
View ArticleThick haze blankets New Delhi as air quality shrinks back to ‘severe’
The air quality index exceeded 400, considered "severe'' and about eight times the recommended maximum.
View ArticleNova Scotia grapples with financial risk of abandoned mines
An unknown quantity of the aging properties may be contaminated and in need of cleanup.
View ArticleToday’s babies won’t know life without climate change: report
A baby born in Canada today will never know a time in which his or her health isn't at risk from a warming planet, an annual look at climate change and human health reported Wednesday.
View Article1.8 million items of garbage strewn over Bay of Fundy bottom, study estimates
The study published Thursday in Marine Pollution Bulletin found an average of 137 pieces of plastic litter, dumped or lost fishing gear and other garbage per square kilometre of ocean.
View ArticleConcerned groups urge N.S. to reject mill’s plan to pump effluent into strait
"Northern Pulp's conclusion that there will be no significant lasting harm to the environment or human health is not credible or supported by science."
View ArticleLocal MP applauds as coast guard works to secure derelict ship from N.S. river
The next step will be to stabilize the vessel and remove bilge water and oil to assist in the righting of the ship, beginning in January.
View ArticleWinnipeg MP says federal government willing to help tackle Lake Winnipeg...
Federal help could be on the way to update the North End Sewage Treatment Plant and fight pollution in Lake Winnipeg.
View ArticleHow carbon pricing works across the country
Here's a quick glimpse at how the national price on pollution works in every province and territory.
View ArticleNorthern Pulp workers finish final shifts as plant put in ‘hibernation’
Don MacKenzie, the president of the Unifor local, says many of the approximately 170 laid-off workers were permitted to head home early on their last day.
View ArticleAir pollution plummeted in China due to coronavirus. It’s starting to go up...
Satellite imagery shows the high levels of nitrogen dioxide over China went down as lockdowns and factory closures were enforced earlier this year, but it's starting to rise again as cases drop.
View ArticleClearing the air: Carbon emissions down amid coronavirus outbreak
Air pollution, particularly CO2 emissions, have declined around the world, including parts of Asia that are 10 to 30 per cent lower than normal.
View ArticleCould the COVID-19 pandemic be an environmental inflection point?
'For something that happened so suddenly to change emission patterns so much, is very much unprecedented,' says an environmental analyst.
View ArticleLos Angeles air quality the best it’s been in decades, thanks to coronavirus
Photos show the dramatic difference in L.A.'s skyline since California's stay-at-home policy came into effect due to the novel coronavirus.
View ArticleMutant enzyme could break down plastic bottles for recycling in hours,...
According to researchers, the improved enzyme breaks down 90 per cent of plastic bottles for recycling within a span of 10 hours.
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