When it comes to environmental racism, Ingrid Waldron knows what needs to change
Her entry into environmental justice came by chance in 2012 when an activist asked Ingrid Waldron to research environmental racism in Nova Scotia.
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Feds promise a peek at its sustainable jobs plan in the spring
The Liberals have promised a "just transition act" since at least 2019, and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson has been saying it will finally happen this year.
First Nations women in B.C. more likely to die from toxic drugs
Indigenous people, especially women, are dying from toxic drugs at disproportionately high rates in British Columbia as the overdose crisis continues "unabated," nearly seven years after the province first declared a public health emergency, said the top doctor for the First Nations Health Authority.
Monarch butterflies rebound while wintering in California
The population of western monarch butterflies wintering along the California coast has rebounded for a second year in a row after a precipitous drop in 2020, but the population of orange-and-black insects is still well below what it used to be, researchers say.
Investors are failing to vote on climate commitments
A report from an investor-focused advocacy group raises questions about how well some of Canada's biggest investors are meeting their climate commitments.
World likely to hit key warming threshold in 10 to 12 years. That’s what new AI modelling sees
The study in Monday’s journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reignites a debate on whether it's still possible to limit global warming to 1.5 C, as called for in the 2015 Paris climate agreement, to minimize the most damaging effects of climate change.
Affordability top subject at Liberal retreat, but Indigenous MP raises other concerns
The cost of living will be top of mind for Liberal members of Parliament as they prepare to head back to the House of Commons next week, but for their Indigenous caucus, affordability is a long-standing issue.
Climate groups raise cry about selection of oil chief to oversee COP28
Hundreds of climate and environmental groups from around the world released a letter on Thursday, January 26, 2023, that decried the nomination of an oil executive to oversee the United Nations climate negotiations at COP28 this year.
Salt marsh microbes threaten to mutate the atmosphere
Turf wars between the microbes dictate how much carbon salt marshes store and how much methane they pump into the air.
Money is still available for health care despite downward economic trend: associate finance minister
Canada's economy is facing a "turbulent" year, but the federal government still has some spending room for big priorities including a new health-care deal with the provinces, Associate Finance Minister Randy Boissonnault said on Tuesday, January 24, 2023.
When it comes to heavier storms, rain gardens can help
About 10 years ago, San Francisco began to turn, in part, to a simple flooding solution — planting dozens of public rain gardens.
Salt lakes in the American West are turning to dust
A new research and monitoring program aims to conserve threatened but overlooked saline ecosystems.
Biden’s next climate challenge: persuading Americans to buy green
President Joe Biden persuaded Democrats in Congress to provide hundreds of billions of dollars to fight climate change. Now comes another formidable task: enticing Americans to buy millions of electric cars, heat pumps, solar panels and more efficient appliances.
Oilsands execs not worried about just transition as they prep for next 'big boom'
The CEOs of some of the biggest oilsands companies in Alberta say transitioning their workforce for a net-zero emissions future isn't about cutting jobs, it's about creating them.
Climate misinformation has skyrocketed since Musk bought Twitter
Search for the word “climate” on Twitter and the first automatic recommendation isn't “climate crisis” or “climate jobs” or even “climate change” but instead “climate scam.”