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Efforts to increase how much philanthropic funding goes to minority-led environmental organizations are gaining momentum, with one group's push for transparency from the nation’s top climate donors drawing big-name support.

President Joe Biden has nominated David Cohen, a tech executive who once served as chief of staff to the mayor of Philadelphia, to be his ambassador to Canada.

Canada's bilateral overtures to fully vaccinated American visitors went unrequited on Wednesday, July 21, 2021 as the Department of Homeland Security formally extended its travel restrictions at the Canada-U.S. border for at least the next 30 days.

America's trouble with their shared border with Mexico could be the reason.

Erratic winds and dry lightning added to the dangers for crews in parched Oregon forests battling the nation's largest wildfire, just one of dozens burning across several Western states.

The federal government says cruise ships will be allowed back in Canadian waters in November, but they must follow public health requirements.

Canada is getting ready to welcome the world again, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau quietly indicated late on Thursday, July 15, 2021, as his office disclosed a target of mid-August for when the border might reopen for fully vaccinated Americans.

A well-known American advocate of stronger Canada-U.S. ties helped state lawmakers from across the Midwest formally vent their bilateral frustrations on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, with an official request that the two countries "immediately" open their shared border to fully vaccinated travellers.

Minnesota pet owners warned not to release fish into the wild, where they wreak havoc on native species.

A federal judge listened on Tuesday, July 13, 2021, to Flint residents who were victims of the city's lead-contaminated water, a step in determining whether she should sign off on a $641 million deal that would settle claims against the state of Michigan.

Firefighters working in searing heat struggled to contain the largest wildfire in California this year while state power operators urged people to conserve energy after a huge wildfire in neighboring Oregon disrupted the flow of electricity from three major transmission lines.

The media giant responsible for sowing doubt about the climate crisis is launching a 24-hour weather news channel.

The pipeline will have to prepare an environmental impact statement for the first time ever.

The agency that guards Canada's borders is putting would-be travellers on notice: if you're not eligible to enter the country now, you won't be on Monday.

Hundreds of firefighters worked on Thursday, July 1, 2021, in high heat to beat back three large wildfires in the forests of far Northern California, where the flames destroyed several homes and forced some communities to evacuate.