environment

The federal budget’s plan to retrofit residential buildings falls short of what is needed to reduce Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions and create well-paying jobs, experts say.

The White House’s discretionary budget request, released April 9, includes more than US$1.4 billion for environmental justice initiatives. Of that, US$936 million is earmarked for a new Accelerating Environmental and Economic Justice Initiative.

We need a new environmental protection law for a new century, and there have been many substantive recommendations from Canadians, environmental groups, industry and parliamentarians, writes Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson. Now is the time to get the job done.

A bill proposing to ban exports of non-recyclable plastic waste from Canada to foreign countries narrowly passed through a parliamentary committee Wednesday.

Environmental activist Beze Gray of the Aamjiwnaang First Nation worries that the government data collected will be too broad and not fully encompassing of what their community has experienced.

The agriculture committee kicked off its study of Bill C-206, which aims to amend the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act to add propane and natural gas to the list of farm fuels exempt from the federal carbon tax.

The federal government published proposed regulations online March 5 that would establish a Greenhouse Gas Offset Credit System. The proposal is open for feedback until May 5; the government expects to publish final rules later this year.

Companies that prioritize their communities will ultimately be more sustainable, more resilient and better set up for long-term growth, writes Desjardins Group president and CEO Guy Cormier.

Patricia Lane introduces us to Brandon Sandmaier, who left a well-paying job in the oilsands, went back to school and started his own business, Generate Energy.

Hundreds of shoes will be placed outside Pickering city hall this week, a message from some of those who but for COVID-19 restrictions would be there demanding municipal and provincial politicians call off their push to pave over rare urban wetlands on Toronto’s outskirts. 

The new research out of Harvard will likely amplify calls to rapidly transition off of oil, gas and coal for reasons beyond curbing climate change.

Abacus Data polled 1,500 people, a majority of whom want the list of banned plastics to include other commonly littered plastics products: hot and cold drink cups, cigarette filters, and all forms of polystyrene.

Known as “killer whales” for their ability to prey on larger whales, orcas in the Pacific Northwest have suffered from fatal encounters with ships and other vessels, malnutrition, disease, and accidental stranding due to sudden shifts in tides, according to a new study.

When humans over-exploit underground water supplies, the ground collapses like a huge empty water bottle. It's called subsidence, and it could affect 1.6 billion people by 2040.

The focus must be on justice for those fleeing the impact of extreme weather events, says a new scientific aide to the Vatican.