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Saskatchewan has 5 active fur farms. Critics say they should be bannedEnvironmental | 63 hits | 7:33 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
Critics say Saskatchewan and Canada should ban fur farming for public health reasons and to prevent cruelty, but a pro-fur advocate says the industry is a proud Canadian tradition and an important part of the country's economy. Toxic air killed more than 500,000 people in EU in 2021, data showsEnvironmental | 143 hits | 6:11 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
European Environment Agency says half of deaths could have been avoided by cutting pollution to recommended limits Global decline in male fertility linked to common pesticidesEnvironmental | 120 hits | 5:53 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
A prolonged decline in male fertility in the form of sperm concentrations appears to be connected to the use of pesticides, according to a study published Wednesday. Countries meet in Kenya to thrash out global plastic pollution treatyEnvironmental | 120 hits | 6:34 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
Delegates in Nairobi for talks in what experts say could be most important multilateral treaty since Paris accordIceland declares state of emergency over volcanic eruption threat | Iceland | The Guardian
Environmental | 109 hits | 3:35 PM on Friday | posted by Scape
Reeling under toxic air, India's capital shuts schools
Reeling under hazardous air quality levels, India's capital New Delhi shut down all schools for an extended period on Wednesday, the latest in a series of measures to protect residents from growing air pollution.
Environmental | 133 hits | 6:56 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
Reeling under hazardous air quality levels, India's capital New Delhi shut down all schools for an extended period on Wednesday, the latest in a series of measures to protect residents from growing air pollution. EPA to push ban of toxic chemical found in US drinking waterEnvironmental | 133 hits | 5:47 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
The EPA had strong limits on its use until the Trump administration reversed them; now the agency wants to ban it Ottawa rejects $4.2B windfall profits tax on fossil fuelEnvironmental | 148 hits | 5:53 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
A report released Thursday says a windfall profits tax on fossil fuel giants could generate up to $4.2 billion in revenue over five years. North Atlantic right whale population has steadied, scientists sayEnvironmental | 150 hits | 4:42 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
The population of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales appears to have levelled off after a decade of steep decline, according to updated data released Monday by Canadian and American scientists. 21 species removed from endangered list due to extinction, U.S. wildlife officials sayEnvironmental | 152 hits | 6:04 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
Judge questions delay in protection for endangered B.C. owlEnvironmental | 165 hits | 6:39 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
A Federal Court judge says he's “wrestling” with why the minister responsible for protecting the northern spotted owl waited eight months to recommend an emergency protection order to cabinet with only one wild-born bird remaining. Canada promised to stop exporting unwanted plastic waste, but it’s still piling upEnvironmental | 183 hits | 7:39 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Reporters Allegra Mendelson and Rachel Moon documented the trash problem, sharing their observations and images with The Canadian Press EU to crack down further on microplastics after glitter banEnvironmental | 185 hits | 6:05 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
The European Commission aims to cut plastic pellet pollution by 74% by the end of the decade Human conversation scares African wildlife more than lions, new study finds | CBC RadioEnvironmental | 230 hits | 5:09 PM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
Fear of the human ‘super-predator’ is greater than that of lions for animals including zebras, elephants, leopards, hyenas, giraffes and many others across the African savannah, according to a new study.Biden administration waives laws to allow border wall construction in Texas
The Department of Homeland Security announced that the Biden administration leveraged sweeping executive power to waive 26 federal laws in South Texas. The waived laws will allow the construction of up to 20 miles of border barriers.
Environmental | 232 hits | 6:26 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
The Department of Homeland Security announced that the Biden administration leveraged sweeping executive power to waive 26 federal laws in South Texas. The waived laws will allow the construction of up to 20 miles of border barriers. 150 Sable Island wild horses died last winter, Parks Canada reportsEnvironmental | 208 hits | 5:53 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
Sable Island ecologist Dan Kehler says the horses are most vulnerable in late winter when their energy reserves are low and grass is scarcer. Every fish in B.C.'s Emerald Lake may have to be killed after signs of rare parasite detectedEnvironmental | 1114 hits | 7:05 PM on Saturday | posted by DrCaleb
Parks Canada says it is investigating a suspected case of whirling disease in Emerald Lake, in B.C.'s Yoho National Park. Indigenous people in Brazil shed tears of joy as the Supreme Court enshrines their land rights
Environmental | 372 hits | 3:05 PM on Friday | posted by Scape
B.C. ends wildfire-related state of emergency, but warns that fire season is not overEnvironmental | 209 hits | 6:12 PM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
B.C. has ended a provincial state of emergency over wildfires. Firefighting efforts and cooler temperatures have helped many evacuees return to their homes in recent days, according to Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness Bowinn Ma. Massive fire breaks out, explosions heard at recycling facility in Saint John, N.B.Environmental | 248 hits | 6:46 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
Crews are battling a large fire that broke out at the American Iron and Metal recycling facility early Thursday morning. Port Saint John has activated its emergency response plan. Experts sound the alarm on dangerously hot temperatures inside Toronto apartmentsEnvironmental | 235 hits | 6:35 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
CBC News installed temperature and humidity sensors in 10 Toronto homes this summer. Eight of them had readings of 26 C or higher — the highest indoor temperature that is still considered safe — the majority of the time. B.C. government hasn't fulfilled promise to revise forestry practices, conservationists sayEnvironmental | 235 hits | 6:58 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
While the government says it is making good on its promise to overhaul forestry management, critics say the deadline has passed — and not enough has been done. Winnipeg: plan to clean up demolition sites not feasibleEnvironmental | 262 hits | 6:31 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
A new report says that a plan to bill Winnipeg property owners for cleanup costs following a fire may not be feasible.U.S. to cancel Alaska oil, gas leases issued under Trump
The U.S. Interior Department said it would cancel oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge that were bought by an Alaska state development agency in the final days of former President Donald Trump’s administration
Environmental | 254 hits | 11:08 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
The U.S. Interior Department said it would cancel oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge that were bought by an Alaska state development agency in the final days of former President Donald Trump’s administration On emotional bus tours, some wildfire evacuees return to West Kelowna, B.C., to see what's left of their homesEnvironmental | 229 hits | 6:20 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
The Central Okanagan Emergency Operations Centre has been taking homeowners on the bus trips since last week, allowing residents to see the ruin of their homes first-hand. ‘Alarming’ scale of marine sand dredging laid bare by new data platformEnvironmental | 259 hits | 6:07 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
UN-developed Marine Sand Watch estimates 6bn tonnes dug up a year, well beyond rate at which it is replenishedFukushima: China's anger at Japan is fuelled by disinformation
Scientists have backed Japan's treated waste water release, but Beijing's protest remains loud.
Environmental | 251 hits | 9:05 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
Scientists have backed Japan's treated waste water release, but Beijing's protest remains loud. BC Ferries suspects vessel hit humpback whaleEnvironmental | 245 hits | 6:18 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
For the second time this summer, BC Ferries believes one of its vessels made contact with a whale and has notified federal officials and local First Nations. EU fossil fuel burning for electricity fell to lowest on record in 2023, data showsEnvironmental | 279 hits | 5:49 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Drop in first half of year driven by fall in demand and some growth in clean power, study saysWildfire in northeastern Greece is the biggest the EU has ever recorded
A wildfire still raging in northeastern Greece after 11 days is the biggest the European Union has ever recorded and has so far claimed 20 lives with no sign of the blaze abating
Environmental | 255 hits | 6:31 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
A wildfire still raging in northeastern Greece after 11 days is the biggest the European Union has ever recorded and has so far claimed 20 lives with no sign of the blaze abating Diesel tuner in Idaho fined $1 million by the EPA for selling emissions defeat devicesEnvironmental | 327 hits | 6:33 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
An Idaho diesel tuner was recently fined $1 million for selling emission defeat devices, which bypass critical federal regulations on how the powertrains perform. Meet the deceptively pretty creeping bellflower, and the gardeners on a mission to kill itEnvironmental | 264 hits | 6:17 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
Since most provinces don’t list the creeping bellflower as an officially regulated invasive species, many gardeners take a more grassroots approach to eradicationJapan releases wastewater from Fukushima nuclear plant into Pacific Ocean amid protests
Japan started releasing treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, a polarizing move that prompted China to announce an immediate blanket ban on all seafood imports from Japan.
Environmental | 274 hits | 6:31 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Japan started releasing treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, a polarizing move that prompted China to announce an immediate blanket ban on all seafood imports from Japan. Japan set to release water from Fukushima nuclear power plant into ocean later this weekEnvironmental | 292 hits | 9:21 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
Japan said on Tuesday it will start releasing radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant on Aug. 24, putting into motion a plan that has drawn strong criticism from China.Raging wildfire on Spanish island of Tenerife drives 26,000 from their homes
Thousands more people were evacuated from their homes on the Spanish island of Tenerife on Saturday as a wildfire in the north remained out of control, though the flames have so far avoided major tourist areas.
Environmental | 303 hits | 7:28 PM on Saturday | posted by DrCaleb
Thousands more people were evacuated from their homes on the Spanish island of Tenerife on Saturday as a wildfire in the north remained out of control, though the flames have so far avoided major tourist areas. B.C. declares state of emergency amid ‘worst wildfire season in our province’s history’ | Globalnews.caEnvironmental | 170 hits | 6:58 PM on Friday | posted by Scape
West Kelowna declares state of emergency with over 800 properties ordered evacuated as wildfire surgesEnvironmental | 300 hits | 7:02 PM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
The City of West Kelowna and the Westbank First Nation in B.C.'s Okanagan Valley have declared a local state of emergency due to a looming wildfire. Scientists say Calgary restrictions on water use harbinger of futureEnvironmental | 302 hits | 7:23 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Environmental scientists say climate change means Calgary's water-use restrictions could become common practice here. Hay River’s mayor says time running out to evacuate as Northwest Territories wildfires block highwayEnvironmental | 299 hits | 5:43 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
Officials in the community work to get word out as about 500 people in the town have yet to evacuate with fires burning 15 km from the town Dead fish, ducks found after runoff from industrial fire seeps into 2 Toronto creeks, province saysEnvironmental | 270 hits | 6:53 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
Runoff from a massive industrial fire in Etobicoke on Friday is affecting two creeks in Toronto and has left dead fish and ducks in its wake, the Ontario environment ministry said on Monday. More than 1 million barrels of oil removed from decaying tanker near Yemen, UN saysEnvironmental | 319 hits | 2:15 PM on Saturday | posted by DrCaleb
The United Nations said on Friday it had completed the removal of more than 1 million barrels of oil from a decaying supertanker off Yemen's Red Sea coast, averting a potential environmental disaster. One Yukon mine is already evacuated, two others in the Mayo area are taking precautionsEnvironmental | 312 hits | 6:19 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
The Talbot Creek wildfire is cause for concern for Hecla Mine, which is under evacuation alert, and Banyan Gold, where drilling has stopped and staffing has been reduced on-site. Dry summer leads to early harvest in AlbertaEnvironmental | 298 hits | 6:14 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
After a hot dry stretch this summer, southern Alberta farmers are now reaping the results earlier than ever before and it could affect your grocery bill.Much of historic Lahaina town believed destroyed as huge wildfire sends people fleeing into water
It's the worst natural disaster in Hawaii’s history since Hurricane Iniki.
Environmental | 318 hits | 5:39 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
It's the worst natural disaster in Hawaii’s history since Hurricane Iniki. How fireweed offers hope amid B.C.'s worst wildfire summer on recordEnvironmental | 300 hits | 11:37 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
"If you're seeing it in large abundance, that is the first sign of ecosystem recovery following a disturbance like a fire," said professor of forest ecology Lori Daniels. N.W.T. Highway 3 closed due to wildfire, Yellowknife sets up sprinklers as precautionEnvironmental | 293 hits | 10:09 AM on Sunday | posted by DrCaleb
Fire officials expect the wildfire burning toward Yellowknife to grow between five and 10 kilometres to the east and south on Saturday, and is “highly likely” to reach Highway 3 in the afternoon or early evening. Wildfires have now burned 10M hectares of Canadian landEnvironmental | 239 hits | 5:48 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
B.C. asks for 1,000 international firefighters to help wildfire fight, in addition to army, coast guardEnvironmental | 268 hits | 6:12 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
B.C. has requested more international firefighters to fight the province's wildfires, and Emergency Management Minister Bowinn Ma says she has spoken to Ottawa counterpart Bill Blair about bringing more federal resources. Canada's Crawford Lake chosen as 'golden spike' to mark proposed new epochEnvironmental | 744 hits | 6:22 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
Scientists have picked the bottom of Crawford Lake in Ontario to mark the start of a new proposed, but controversial, geologic epoch – the Anthropocene. Here’s what that means, why this Canadian lake was chosen and why it could be a huge deal, scienti As Canada faces wildfires and smoke, is it ready for climate migrants'Environmental | 274 hits | 6:11 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
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