climate change

Canada’s oilsands have been sucked into the bitter legal fight around Exxon and climate change.

A new study suggests that small wetlands play a bigger role in filtering out pollutants and preventing algal blooms in the Great Lakes than their larger counterparts.

Some people displaced by wildfires in British Columbia are heading home now that evacuation orders have been lifted.

Jason Iwanika, an employee at Calgary-based Imperial Oil, majority-owned by Exxon, was called to testify by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman as part of a probe into allegations of fraud.

California lawmakers have moved closer to a high-stakes decision that will decide the fate of a climate initiative that Gov. Jerry Brown holds up as a model to be replicated around the world.

Gov. Jerry Brown warned on Thursday of a California ravaged by forest fires, disease and mass migration if lawmakers fail to renew the state's signature program to fight climate change.

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Canadian cities hoping to lead the charge on climate change action should be taking notes from the Texan capital of Austin, writes columnist Hamish Stewart.

A plan to extend California's signature climate initiative for another decade is scheduled to go before legislative committees on July 13, 2017, despite opposition from some environmental advocates.

Maximum penalties for violating pollution laws will jump from $1,000 to $5,000, and they’ll go up each year to match inflation.

With a bill now in print, lawmakers could vote on the deal as early as Thursday. The cap−and−trade reauthorization needs support from two−thirds of lawmakers to pass.

British Columbia has been so successful at putting out wildfires in recent decades that its forests are more prone to flames, says an expert.

Three countries led by progressive-minded leaders – Germany, France and Canada – have assumed the moral leadership of a new world order.

G20 leaders managed to bring U.S. President Donald Trump on side against protectionist trade policies, but he still stands alone when it comes to resisting action on climate change.

G20 leaders have agreed to fight protectionism but do not have unanimous agreement on action to fight climate change because of U.S. President Donald Trump.