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UN plastic treaty talks end without a dealEnvironmental | 1056 hits | 5:34 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
It was a disappointing conclusion to a summit that many hoped would yield a landmark treaty to tackle a worsening global plastic pollution crisis. $300 billion pledge at COP29 climate summit a “paltry sum”Environmental | 1011 hits | 6:09 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
Poorer countries reluctantly accept package from wealthy nations. Record levels of heat-related deaths in 2023 due to climate crisis, report finds | Climate crisisEnvironmental | 960 hits | 6:21 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Retreat from the coast: Nova Scotia prepares to move iconic road to adapt to climate changeEnvironmental | 602 hits | 10:26 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
The Nova Scotia government is preparing to move part of Lawrencetown Road after repeated inundations from storm surge, marking the latest example of a need to modify public infrastructure to mitigate the effects of climate change. Grassland birds in crisis on the Canadian Prairies, conservationists warnEnvironmental | 714 hits | 6:23 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
A national bird conservation organization says grassland habitat loss on the Prairies has created a "conservation crisis" for dozens of species of birds. Attorney General Bonta Sues ExxonMobil for Deceiving the Public on Recyclability of Plastic Products | State of CaliforniaEnvironmental | 643 hits | 6:46 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
The first-of-its-kind lawsuit seeks to hold one of the largest petrochemical companies in the world accountable for misleading the public on plastic’s recyclability and polluting California’s environment and communities SAN FRANCISCO — California AtCalifornia Bans All Plastic Bags After Its First Effort Backfired
The state led the nation in 2014 by banning single-use plastic bags, but a loophole actually led to more plastic waste.
Environmental | 694 hits | 6:44 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
The state led the nation in 2014 by banning single-use plastic bags, but a loophole actually led to more plastic waste. The largest dam removal project in the US is completed – a major win for Indigenous tribesEnvironmental | 690 hits | 5:56 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
The Klamath River dams removal project was a significant win for tribal nations on the Oregon-California border who for decades have fought to restore the river back to its natural state. CAPP says environmental groups should be held to same anti-greenwashing standards as oil sectorEnvironmental | 680 hits | 7:07 PM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
The federal government passed a law in June that says corporations must be able to provide evidence to support their environmental claims. Access to Fundy beach restricted by landowner fed up with garbage, fires, human wasteEnvironmental | 660 hits | 7:12 PM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
Rice Fuller fell in love with Waterside Beach after he moved to New Brunswick from New York City. The two kilometres of sprawling, sandy shores are nestled between Alma and Cape Enrage on the Fundy Coast. Canada wildfires last year released more carbon than several countriesEnvironmental | 759 hits | 7:48 PM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
US grid adds batteries at 10x the rate of natural gas in first half of 2024Environmental | 713 hits | 6:43 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
By year's end, 96 percent of the US's grid additions won't add carbon to the atmosphere.Explosion of cicada-eating mites has the state of Illinois scratching
The good news: There's little risk beyond the rash. The bad: The rash is awful.
Environmental | 674 hits | 5:50 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
The good news: There's little risk beyond the rash. The bad: The rash is awful. Jasper wildfire no longer out-of-control, now classified as 'being held'Environmental | 683 hits | 7:28 PM on Sunday | posted by DrCaleb
Parks Canada says a wildfire that forced everyone to flee the Alberta town of Jasper and destroyed close to a third of its buildings is now listed as "being held." Unprecedented number of heat records broken around world this year | Extreme heatEnvironmental | 667 hits | 5:57 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Dead fish in creek near Eagle mine likely killed by cyanide, Yukon officials sayEnvironmental | 739 hits | 7:35 PM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
Officials with the Yukon government say dozens of dead fish found earlier this week in a creek near Victoria Gold's Eagle mine were likely killed by a discharge of contaminated water from the mine site. Sturgeon endure in Alberta, but the future of these river 'monsters' is now uncertainEnvironmental | 711 hits | 7:57 PM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
A prominent fisheries biologist fears the Alberta's lake sturgeon may be in peril because of growing pressure on water resources. Officials outline 'worst-case' scenario for Chilcotin River floodEnvironmental | 815 hits | 7:05 PM on Saturday | posted by DrCaleb
The River Forecast Centre says water bursting through landslide debris could cause river levels downstream to rise extremely quickly along the Chilcotin and Fraser rivers. Number of plastic bags found on UK beaches down 80% since charge introducedEnvironmental | 672 hits | 11:02 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Parks Canada installs almost 2 km-long curtain to contain zebra mussels in Clear LakeEnvironmental | 698 hits | 5:44 PM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
A silt curtain is being installed and will soon be fully deployed to try and contain the spread of zebra mussels in Clear Lake within Riding Mountain National Park. Canada's premiers forced to confront escalating climate change-related disastersEnvironmental | 754 hits | 7:40 PM on Sunday | posted by DrCaleb
As Canada's premiers reckoned with housing, health care and their contentious relationship with Ottawa during meetings last week in Halifax, many of them remained consumed by climate change-related natural disasters that have only escalated since they ret Thousands flee Jasper National Park as wildfire threatens township, prompts highway closuresEnvironmental | 835 hits | 5:57 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
About 4,700 residents of the Alberta mountain town of Jasper and visitors to Jasper National Park have been forced to evacuate after a wildfire roared into the area late Monday night.UK has almost 1m EV chargers, with new public one installed every 25 minutes | Automotive industry
Environmental | 654 hits | 6:03 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
Possible shark sighting at Nova Scotia beach prompts lifeguard to alert swimmersEnvironmental | 805 hits | 6:37 PM on Saturday | posted by DrCaleb
The Nova Scotia Lifeguard Service says a lifeguard reported seeing a fin in or near the supervised swimming area at Rissers Beach at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday. Why Mount Rainier is the US volcano keeping scientists up at nightEnvironmental | 823 hits | 6:25 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
Scientists fear Washington’s Mount Rainier could trigger a swift debris flow caused by melting snow and ice. An event could endanger nearby populated areas. Damages From PFAS Lawsuits Could Surpass Asbestos, Industry Lawyers WarnEnvironmental | 927 hits | 6:42 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
At an industry presentation about dangerous “forever chemicals,” lawyers predicted a wave of lawsuits that could dwarf asbestos litigation, audio from the event revealed. Residents excited to come home as evacuation order, alerts lifted in northeastern AlbertaEnvironmental | 808 hits | 7:11 PM on Sunday | posted by DrCaleb
Thousands of people who fled their communities due to a wildfire in northeastern Alberta are allowed to return home, as all emergency alerts are being lifted, Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo Mayor Sandy Bowman announced Saturday. Mom of boy who died of wildfire smoke tries to improve safetyEnvironmental | 961 hits | 12:23 PM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
As wildfires rage in British Columbia, the family of Carter Vigh, 9, who died of an asthma attack exacerbated by wildfire in Cariboo region last summer, is trying to protect people from poor air quality due to smoke this year. . Evacuation order issued as wildfire threatening Fort McMurray draws closerEnvironmental | 930 hits | 10:15 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
Thousands of residents in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo have been ordered to leave their homes as a wildfire burning southwest of Fort McMurray continues to draw closer to the community. Conditions improve for crews battling Fort Nelson, B.C., wildfireEnvironmental | 945 hits | 9:23 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
Favourable weather conditions are expected in the area of Fort Nelson, B.C., on Tuesday as the Parker Lake wildfire continues to grow just south of town, fire officials say. B.C. town preps 'last stand' as wildfires rage across Western CanadaEnvironmental | 958 hits | 7:15 PM on Sunday | posted by DrCaleb
Rob Fraser did not sugarcoat the situation facing Fort Nelson, B.C., as forecasts called for westerly winds to pick up in northeastern British Columbia late… Evacuees in northeast B.C. escape raging wildfire | CBC NewsEnvironmental | 890 hits | 7:26 PM on Saturday | posted by DrCaleb
Thousands of people are out of their homes in the northeast B.C. community of Fort Nelson as an out-of-control wildfire is burning within kilometres of the town. Fort McMurray residents told to be ready to evacuate on short notice due to wildfire threatEnvironmental | 919 hits | 7:25 PM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
Alberta residents in the Fort McMurray area are being told to be ready to leave their homes due to the threat of an out-of-control wildfire in the region. ‘The stakes could not be higher’: world is on edge of climate abyss, UN warnsEnvironmental | 1003 hits | 5:58 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
Chemicals in car interiors may cause cancer — and they’re required by US law: StudyEnvironmental | 886 hits | 5:55 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
Tens of millions of Americans each day breathe in carcinogenic chemicals that are woven into the interiors of their cars, a new study has found. Cruise ship sails into New York with dead endangered whale across its bowEnvironmental | 904 hits | 6:51 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
A cruise ship sailed into a New York City port with a 13-metre dead whale across its bow, marine authorities said. For cities and towns trying to cut out plastic, here's what's worked and what hasn'tEnvironmental | 874 hits | 7:21 PM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
Across Canada, communities are trying single-use plastic bans, fees and other policies to tackle plastic pollution locally. Some, such as Montreal and Banff, have been ambitious and seem successful so far. But there have been some setbacks in cities like China Launches World's Largest Electric Container Ship, Slashing 8,600 Pounds of Emissions per 100 Nautical MilesEnvironmental | 831 hits | 6:36 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
China debuts the world's largest fully electric container ship, the Greenwater 01, revolutionizing maritime transportation with its eco-friendly propulsion system and potential for significant emission reductions. G7 agrees to shut down coal plants by 2035, UK minister says, in climate breakthroughEnvironmental | 918 hits | 6:21 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
Ministers from the Group of Seven nations — which includes the US have agreed to shut down all their coal plants by 2035 at the latest, a UK minister said. Planning a summer trip to Iles-de-la-Madeleine' You’ll have to pay up.Environmental | 961 hits | 3:34 PM on Saturday | posted by DrCaleb
The archipelago is introducing a $30 visitor fee, but some say it infringes on the freedom of Canadians to travel in their own country Canadian farmers take precautions as bird flu outbreaks hit U.S. dairy cattleEnvironmental | 857 hits | 9:39 AM on Sunday | posted by DrCaleb
Highly pathogenic avian influenza has shown up in at least 32 herds in eight U.S. states, but not in Canada so far. While farmers are worried, experts say there's no cause for alarm right now thanks to national food safety standards and biosecurity measur Fires in Happy Valley-Goose Bay under control with no current risk of explosionEnvironmental | 923 hits | 7:08 PM on Saturday | posted by DrCaleb
A former airport hangar caught fire late Friday evening sparking explosions and a state of emergency. The RCMP says the fire is now under control and the Mayor has ended the state of emergency. Deadly heat in West Africa warns of climate change-driven scorchers to come, says reportEnvironmental | 852 hits | 7:09 PM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
On the current trajectory, if fossil fuel emissions do not fall ‘we would expect to see heatwaves like this maybe 10 times more frequently, so potentially up to 20 times a year,’ statistician says Alberta wildfire sparked by natural gas line rupture under controlEnvironmental | 897 hits | 6:27 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
A wildfire in west-central Alberta that was sparked by a natural gas pipeline rupture Tuesday is under control, but an investigation into what caused the pipeline to break could take months or even years. Coral bleaching hits Great Barrier Reef again, devastating scientistsEnvironmental | 813 hits | 3:32 PM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
Scientists fear time is running out to protect the Great Barrier Reef, which is enduring one of its most extensive coral bleaching events. The full extent ofof the impact is still unknown despite a “gutwrenching” update on Wednesday which revealed alm Efforts ramp up to help baby orca stranded off Vancouver IslandEnvironmental | 975 hits | 6:52 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
B.C.'s spring snowpack is the lowest on recordEnvironmental | 914 hits | 5:53 PM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
British Columbia's extended drought is likely to persist and possibly worsen with much of the province continuing to register below normal snowpack levels. Canada 'not interested' in investing in LNG facilities, energy minister saysEnvironmental | 845 hits | 6:22 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
Canada is not interested in subsidizing future liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects, including electrification of projects currently in the works, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said in a television interview on Sunday. Countrie Residents stroll riverbed in Prince George amid droughtEnvironmental | 883 hits | 7:22 PM on Sunday | posted by DrCaleb
Water in the Fraser River where it meets with the Nechako — itself not much more than a trickle in some spots — is at an all-time low, according to the River Forecast Centre. Deepsea eruption expected off B.C. after intense quake activityEnvironmental | 982 hits | 5:28 PM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
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