Former SNC-Lavalin executive Sami Bebawi was sentenced to eight years and six months in prison on Friday, January 10, 2020, wrapping up the last of the criminal cases brought against the engineering giant and its former employees involved in fraud and corruption in Libya.
Environmental groups are applauding international shippers and shipping companies that have voluntarily promised to stay away from controversial Arctic routes.
The increasing frequency of wildfires in Canada's boreal forest may be permanently changing one of the largest intact ecosystems left on Earth, research suggests.
They say climate change will define Canada's economy over the next decade, yet Canadian financial institutions are some of the world's biggest backers of oil and gas.
After weeks of warning of the pending end of its mill operations in Nova Scotia's Pictou County, Northern Pulp now says it is committed to remaining in the province for the long term.
Amid climate crisis concerns and youth activism from the likes of Greta Thunberg, it was a given that the conservation message in the new CBC/Hulu tween series "Endlings" would be timely.
A newborn right whale spotted off the coast of Georgia was suffering from deep cuts on either side of its head, dismaying conservationists who closely monitor the southeast U.S. coast during winter for births among the critically endangered species.
Donald Trump, whose past as a New York real estate developer makes him no stranger to red tape, unveiled sweeping plans on Thursday, January 9, 2020, to overhaul the way the United States evaluates the environmental impact of major infrastructure and energy projects.
Cenovus Energy’s plan to green its operations and ultimately reach net-zero emissions by 2050 is being welcomed by some analysts as a good starting point, while others wonder why it ignores a major share of global carbon pollution — the burning of its own product.
The group, For Our Kids Niagara, said in an open letter published earlier this week it was an “outrageous position for anyone involved in environmental conservation” to be aligned with climate denial.