Skip to content

Environment News

Dangerous heat descends on California and the Southwest, raising wildfire risk

Dangerous heat descends on California and the Southwest, raising wildfire risk

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A dangerous, multiday heat wave descended on much of California and the U.S. Southwest, with near-record temperatures expected along with a higher risk of wildfires.
Read more >
Bolivia will choose a new president but environmental activists see little hope of progress

Bolivia will choose a new president but environmental activists see little hope of progress

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Bolivia’s upcoming presidential election will mark a shift from nearly two decades of socialist rule, but many Indigenous and environmental leaders doubt it will bring progress in stopping deforestation, wildfires or pollution
Read more >
2 more beachfront homes near collapse as Hurricane Erin's waves pound North Carolina's Outer Banks

2 more beachfront homes near collapse as Hurricane Erin's waves pound North Carolina's Outer Banks

Two homes on the North Carolina Outer Banks sit precariously in the high waves with their days seemingly numbered. Since 2020, 11 neighboring homes have fallen into the Atlantic Ocean.
Read more >
Canada's 'exceptional' drought hints at future climate, need for action: experts

Canada's 'exceptional' drought hints at future climate, need for action: experts

Canada must prepare for more seasons marked by severe drought, experts say as this summer's bone-dry conditions tormented farmers, strained municipal water supply and fuelled one of the worst wildfire seasons on record.
Read more >
Nova Scotia officials battling out-of-control wildfire — and monitoring hurricane

Nova Scotia officials battling out-of-control wildfire — and monitoring hurricane

WEST DALHOUSIE — Scott Tingley with Nova Scotia's Department of Natural Resources says it's rare to be simultaneously monitoring a hurricane while fighting wildfires in the province.
Read more >
Ontario man who raised a pack of wolf-dogs worries government will euthanize them

Ontario man who raised a pack of wolf-dogs worries government will euthanize them

When a friend asked for help to build a fenced home for his dogs, Bryton Bongard made a deal: he would lend a hand in exchange for several puppies.
Read more >
Hodgson 'hopeful' first batch of major projects announcements to start in fall

Hodgson 'hopeful' first batch of major projects announcements to start in fall

OTTAWA — Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson said he is "hopeful" that the government will start announcing major infrastructure project approvals in the fall.
Read more >
Tortoise hatchlings born of century-old parents come out of their shells at Philadelphia Zoo

Tortoise hatchlings born of century-old parents come out of their shells at Philadelphia Zoo

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Sixteen critically endangered western Santa Cruz tortoises born to some very old parents got a slow walk and the red carpet treatment Wednesday at a Philadelphia Zoo event to show off the highly prized hatchlings.
Read more >
Group files greenwashing complaint with securities watchdog against Enbridge, Cenovus

Group files greenwashing complaint with securities watchdog against Enbridge, Cenovus

CALGARY — A shareholder advocacy group has filed a greenwashing complaint with Alberta's securities watchdog alleging Cenovus Inc., one of Canada's biggest oilsands producers, and Enbridge Inc.
Read more >
'There's going to be trauma:' Amid Newfoundland wildfires, children are top of mind

'There's going to be trauma:' Amid Newfoundland wildfires, children are top of mind

ST. JOHN'S — About 60 students in eastern Newfoundland will be starting classes this September in an unfamiliar place after a wildfire destroyed their elementary school along the northwestern coast of Conception Bay.
Read more >