environment

About 50 per cent of Canada's fruit, nuts and vegetables are imported from the U.S. Nearly 90 per cent of leafy greens come from California. We also rely heavily on California and Arizona for spinach, celery, broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage, according to research by York University.

Zaida Schneider is spending his retirement protecting a sliver of the Salish Sea — False Creek — near his home in downtown Vancouver.

Natasha Kumari cleans up after mining companies. This 31-year-old from Burnaby, British Columbia, is vice president of marketing and operations for Tersa Earth, which uses nature-based solutions to clean the water in mining tailings ponds and reuse the minerals. 

“How are you coping?” Your answers feel even more on point with Donald Trump headed back to the White House, and you are certainly not alone if you’re feeling dread or even despair this week. I wish you could see my inbox — you would quickly be disabused of the notion that no one wants to talk about it.

Ben Liegey founded BetterTable to help the food service industry reduce waste and save money.

Paige Hunter is using art to make climate change more accessible. She was named a Starfish Canada Top 25 under 25 Environmental Activist in part for co-founding the Sword Fern Collective.

U.S. federal rules that impact virtually every aspect of everyday life, from the food we eat and the cars we drive to the air we breathe, could be at risk after a wide-ranging U.S. Supreme Court ruling Friday.

Most of Ontario started to swelter on Monday as what's expected to be a prolonged heat wave arrived in the province, with Environment Canada warning that many communities could experience dangerously high temperatures this week. 

Fast fashion encourages people to cycle through clothing quickly, with serious consequences. But getting reliable information on just how much damage the fashion industry inflicts on the climate is difficult.

Music Declares Emergency is a U.K.-based international not-for-profit corporation comprising musicians, music industry professionals and organizations that have banded together to call for immediate government action on climate change.

"Assuming all renewable development locates on (some of Alberta's best) land, the percentage of (such) agricultural land loss is estimated to be less than one per cent by 2041," says a report released Wednesday.

With populations on the decline, the collection will allow volunteers, not just professional scientists, to contribute to the conservation of birds.

Smith's office says the new space is meant to expand the province's presence in the nation's capital and to amplify Alberta's voice on the national stage.

According to a new report, plastic bag bans can eliminate nearly 300 single-use plastic bags per person per year.

A University of British Columbia professor’s recent book "Eco-Types" helps us understand five ways of relating to the natural world.