Energy

Jean Gosselin, a Quebec organic farmer who has been fighting pipelines for 15 years, hopes Canada's new pipeline regulator will protect landowners' rights.

Ontario’s environment minister says statements made by contenders in the provincial Progressive Conservative leadership race have made him concerned for his children’s future. Speaking to a crowd in Toronto on Monday, Chris Ballard lashed out at the candidates, who have all expressed skepticism of provincial green policies, and compared unusual weather around the world to the show Stranger Things.

David Suzuki is calling for political and economic revolution.

Lawmakers are demanding answers from Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke about why political appointees in his department asked for early access to data from a study of oil and gas deposits on Alaska’s North Slope—a request that led to the resignation of a top scientist at the US Geological Survey.

All of the new spending will result in an annual deficit of $18.1 billion for 2018/2019, and ongoing deficits that would continue over the next few years, going down to $12.3 billion by 2022/2023. These totals are lower than deficits that were projected by the Trudeau government in last year's budget.

​The Trudeau government shifted environmental gears Tuesday, putting a greater emphasis on conservation efforts, but shying away from major new financial commitments for decarbonization and climate change initiatives.

Western Canadian oil producers won’t need all of the new pipelines proposed by energy giants such as Kinder Morgan, Enbridge and TransCanada — at least not for a decade — according to oilpatch estimates featured in Tuesday’s federal budget.

Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s new federal budget doesn’t offer any new funding to support a new human rights watchdog that was recently announced to keep an eye on Canadian companies that operate abroad.

Alberta is investing $1 billion in oilsands bitumen upgrading to get a bigger bang for the buck on its oil.

As the Trudeau government moves forward with its plans to price carbon pollution, a new report from the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers argues the Liberals should be focusing their efforts on getting fossil fuels to emerging economies.

A third-party investigation prepared for the federal government has found that David Scott, the president and chief executive officer of Polar Knowledge Canada (POLAR), harassed Dr. Martin Raillard, an award-winning scientist.

Residents have long pushed for access to real-time air quality information. But some say the newly-public data doesn’t actually tell residents when the air they’re breathing could be unsafe.

A policy researcher with the coalition of Greater Montreal Area municipalities says more investments are needed to increase use of public transportation, which has grown very little in 15 years.

Our national interest is served by making decisions based on science and respect for Indigenous rights — not through crass political compromises and back room deals, writes environmental activist Tzeporah Berman.

B.C. Premier John Horgan has announced new legal action to defend his province's rights to introduce environmental regulations that could stop Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain expansion project. His announcement was interpreted as a concession that prompted Alberta to end its ban on B.C. wines.