environment

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and fellow Democrats who control the Legislature have reached a deal to make New York the third state with a ban on single-use plastic grocery bags as they worked to finalize budget agreements, officials said on Friday, March 29, 2019.

The British government has proposed to weaken environmental oversight as part of its plan to leave the European Union, creating a situation that critics say will leave serious gaps, especially if the United Kingdom plunges into a no-deal scenario.

Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves Francois Blanchet declared on Sunday, March 17, 2019, that his party is looking for renewal as the beleaguered party sets its hopes on youth and the environment in the run-up to the 2019 federal election.

British Columbia's Court of Appeal will consider a key question regarding provincial powers in the political battle over the future of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project during a five-day hearing that starts on Monday, March 18, 2019.

Alberta Premier Rachel Notley is to make her case in person to a Senate committee studying proposed legislation that would change how major energy projects are approved.

Doug Ford's government says that newly-proposed climate change policies are aiming to simplify rules for businesses so that they can focus on reducing carbon pollution, instead of being swamped in red tape.

Premier Doug Ford's government has just proposed climate change rules that, if adopted, would likely require industrial facilities in Ontario to pay a carbon tax to meet new standards. The long-awaited "made-in-Ontario" climate plan proposes a new industrial performance standard that would limit the growth in pollution, "rather than an absolute cap on emissions for the province."

Canada's most populous province is proposing to reduce the mandatory reporting of carbon pollution by industry. Premier Doug Ford's government in Ontario said on Thursday that it was "streamlining and updating" its greenhouse gas emissions program "to reduce unnecessary costs and regulatory burden."

Poverty and climate change are perhaps the most significant challenges to the sustainability of Canadian diets. Does Canada's Food Guide address those issues? Trevor Rous tackles the question.

As agricultural areas are snatched up and transformed into new housing developments, one farmer keeps fighting.

There’s a smear campaign being run by big oil and their cheerleaders. They’re trying to demonize Canadian environmental groups for taking U.S. money. It’s a red herring. And so are their other arguments against climate action. Environmental Defence talks back.

Premier Doug Ford ratcheted up his rhetoric on Ottawa's climate change plan on Monday, January 21, 2019, warning that the carbon tax will plunge the country into recession — a claim disputed by experts and the federal government.

The Doug Ford government began a 45-day public consultation period (as required by the Environmental Bill of Rights) to improve the "effectiveness" of environmental protections and find a "balanced approach" to boost the environment and economy.

Yes, there are some crises in Canada, but they are not related to pipelines, you told us in a series of surveys. After many people were buzzing about a new Angus Reid poll that concluded most Canadians believed the country faces a crisis due to a lack of pipelines, we did a few informal surveys of our own on some questions that the pollsters may have forgotten.

“I’m outraged and heartbroken,” Dianne Saxe, Environmental Commissioner of Ontario, said in an interview. “What a way to mark the 25th anniversary of the Environmental Bill of Rights, but to silence the commissioner and restrict the rights of the public. The government is saying to people, you can can trust us. They say they're going to police themselves. Now, when has that ever worked?”