Feds have some 'splaining to do on TMX, MPs say
Federal ministers will have to answer this fall for billions of taxpayer dollars poured into and propping up the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.
Pass or flunk? Canada's clean-energy report card
Canada’s clean energy transition is underway but provinces holding much of the power to instigate change aren’t all pulling their weight, says a new report.
Feds to study toxicity of oilsands tailings
The federal government will assess the toxicity of a harmful compound in oilsands tailings after the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation and environmental groups requested a review.
Report used in Axe the Tax rallies contains ‘big error’
The Parliamentary Budget Officer made an error in its carbon-pricing reports that are frequently cited in the Conservative Party's “axe the tax” attacks, and the Liberals want a clear correction issued.
Opposition MPs call for closer look at Trans Mountain
The Conservatives, NDP and Bloc have joined forces to demand an examination of the cost and climate impacts of the pipeline expansion.
Grassy Narrows proves environmental racism is not over
The discovery that pollution from a paper mill is contributing to long-standing mercury poisoning afflicting the nearby First Nation is another example of how widespread and persistent the problem has become, federal MPs say.
Atlantic hurricane season looks like a doozy
A confluence of record-breaking ocean temperatures and shifting weather patterns are setting the East Coast up for a high-activity hurricane season, warn experts in Canada and the U.S.
Oilsands carbon capture project must have a full assessment: Ecojustice
A massive carbon capture project in Canada’s oilsands should require an environmental impact assessment, say a local First Nation and environmental groups who are calling on the provincial government to make it happen.
Alberta let Shell sell $203 million of ‘phantom’ emissions credits
The Alberta government struck a deal with Shell that allowed the oilsands company to sell $203 million worth of credits for greenhouse gas emission reductions that never happened, a new Greenpeace Canada report reveals.
Plastics industry brings its sales pitch to global treaty talks
As world leaders attempt to negotiate a global plan to tackle plastic pollution, the industries whose bottom lines depend on the continued use and production of plastic are in Ottawa to advocate against production caps.
Tracking plastics for life: New registry announced by feds
The federal government announced a new registry to track plastic production to set the tone as negotiations on a Global Plastics Treaty kick off on April 23 in Ottawa.
The climate side of Budget 2024
Cash for home retrofits and a new investment tax credit to bolster electric vehicle supply chains are among the most notable climate measures in Budget 2024.
Sustainable jobs act heads to the Senate
The federal government’s Canadian Sustainable Jobs Act finally passed third reading after spending just shy of a year in the House of Commons, including 20 hours in committee and a 12-hour voting period due to Conservative efforts to delay the bill.
Conservative climate plan: Sound and fury signifying nothing?
Beyond their sustained campaign against the federal carbon price, it is unclear exactly what, if anything, the Conservative Party of Canada would do to address climate change. However, some hints were dropped this week at a major conservative networking conference in Ottawa.
Carbon tax flak flies across political divide
The federal carbon tax took a beating from polar opposite sides of the political spectrum this week at annual conservative and progressive conferences held just blocks from each other in Ottawa.