Why Trump is blaming California’s wildfires on water
The president's tweets are baffling experts. Here's a theory about which "bad environmental laws" he's talking about.
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Trump’s plan to scare Americans into supporting car pollution
The administration says thousands more people will die in traffic accidents if vehicles are forced to become more fuel-efficient.
Canada to review auto emissions regulations as U.S. moves to water them down
Canada will review the joint vehicle emissions standards it has with the United States before it decides what to do about the U.S.'s plan to weaken those standards in the coming years.
Bribery trial reveals Jeff Sessions’ role in blocking EPA action targeting one of his biggest donors
His Senate office coordinated closely with Drummond Coal and its lawyers to derail an environmental cleanup.
Trump proposes gutting fuel economy rules in ‘giant giveaway’ to big oil, automakers
The White House proposed dramatically weakening fuel economy standards on Thursday, reversing the only major federal policy to reduce planet-warming emissions from the nation’s top source of greenhouse gas pollution.
These states are going to war over Trump eliminating car emissions rules
“A brazen attack, no matter how it’s cloaked.”
Canadian newsprint producer hopes U.S. trade commission will overturn duties
North America's largest newsprint producer hopes rare bipartisan political support in the United States will convince the U.S. International Trade Commission to overturn final import duties announced on Thursday, August 2, 2018.
Irregular border crossers cost at least $270M, according to new PBO figures
The federal government has spent over $270 million on irregular border crossers over the last year and a half, according to government figures submitted to the parliamentary budget office.
Trump proposes car-mileage rollback; states sue in protest
Citing safety, the Trump administration on Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018, proposed rolling back car-mileage standards, backing away from years of government efforts to cut Americans' trips to the gas station and reduce unhealthy, climate-changing tailpipe emissions.
Bernier touts himself as the only politician to want truly free trade with U.S.
Conservative MP Maxime Bernier says he's the only politician in Ottawa who supports truly free trade with the U.S., and while it's not his role to negotiate NAFTA with U.S. President Donald Trump, he thinks it's "sad" he's the only one who wants to put supply management on the trading table.
Killer whale that lost calf is getting support from her pod: scientist
A female killer whale that was seen pushing the body of its newborn calf after it died last week appears in good health and is getting help from members of her pod, says a whale scientist.
The corporate climb: women locked out of old boys' club in misguided Me Too backlash
A lawyer is asked whether a male executive should leave the door open when meeting with a woman.
Trump administration says greener cars would lead to accidents
The Trump administration says people would drive more and be exposed to increased risk if their cars get better gas mileage, an argument intended to justify freezing Obama-era toughening of fuel standards.
Don't call dolphin hybrid spotted off Hawaii a 'wholphin'
Scientists are touting the first sighting of a hybrid between a melon-headed whale and a rough-toothed dolphin in the ocean off Hawaii. But don't call it a "wholphin," they say.
San Francisco to consider outlawing plastic straws, stirrers
In a bid to further cut down on waste, eco-conscious San Francisco is expected to join Seattle in outlawing plastic straws used to suck down Mai Taisand slurp up bubble tea.