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The Canadian government wants more study on the impact of eliminating heavy fuel oil in the Arctic before it signs onto an international agreement to ban its use there.

Alberta's environment minister says she's not responsible for a controversial tweet advising people to eat less meat. Shannon Phillips says the tweet was regrettable and that she has been assured it won't happen again.

The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers said its plan to cut methane emissions "incorporates several of the same ideals" as a new global effort by oil and gas firms.

Nova Scotia tabled legislation Friday that sets the stage for its promised cap and trade regime.

Gov. Jerry Brown is set to sign legislation on Tuesday, July 25, keeping alive California's signature initiative to fight global warming, which puts a cap and a price on climate-changing emissions.

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.

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.

Oilsands producers could face steep fines and suspended projects if industry comes close to hitting a mandated 100-megatonne limit under recommendations proposed by Alberta's Oil Sands Advisory Group.

With President Donald Trump pulling the U.S. out of the Paris climate accord, China and California signed an agreement on Tues. June 6, 2017, to work together on reducing emissions.

French President Emmanuel Macron and the prime minister of India put forth a common front on the need to fight climate change on Saturday, June 3, 2017.

In a win for environmentalists, a California appeals court upheld a key part of the state's landmark climate change effort.

Ontario's first cap-and-trade auction sold out all current allowances, giving the new market a strong start, but the province's environment minister warned the real test of the system is coming.

Alberta's oilsands could be heading for another showdown over tailings ponds after an independent assessment found that the cleanup plans of six major operators don't meet new rules.

Canadian corporate executives whose companies together employ more than a million people are urging Prime Minister Trudeau and the premiers to press ahead with climate action and carbon pricing.

Alberta is poised to make significant investments to promote energy efficiency that will create jobs and support the households that are trying to go green.