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Pathways Alliance watching Trans Mountain's latest hurdles with dismay

Pathways Alliance watching Trans Mountain's latest hurdles with dismay

CALGARY — The group behind a proposed carbon capture and storage (CCS) network for Alberta's oilsands is watching the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion's latest regulatory hurdles with dismay.
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Minnesota approves giant solar energy project near Minneapolis

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota officials on Thursday approved plans for the expansion of a solar energy project that a utility says will be one of the largest in the country with the capability of powering more than 150,000 homes.
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A chronology of key events following Ontario's decision to develop Greenbelt lands

A chronology of key events following Ontario's decision to develop Greenbelt lands

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced Thursday that he is reversing his decision to open protected Greenbelt lands for housing development. Here is a timeline of events in the Greenbelt controversy: Nov.
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In a first, Massachusetts to ban purchase of single-use plastic bottles by state agencies

In a first, Massachusetts to ban purchase of single-use plastic bottles by state agencies

BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Maura Healey signed an executive order Thursday that she says will make Massachusetts the first state to ban the purchase of single-use plastic bottles by state agencies.
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Governments and individuals debate: Are mandates needed to reach climate change targets?

Governments and individuals debate: Are mandates needed to reach climate change targets?

MIDDLETOWN, N.J. (AP) — Governments, organizations and businesses have set ambitious goals to combat climate change. But it is far from clear that those goals can be met without forcing people to do -- or not do -- certain things.
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Canada has supporting role to help Haiti, but 'there is no solution from outside': PM

Canada has supporting role to help Haiti, but 'there is no solution from outside': PM

NEW YORK — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would not say Thursday whether Canada will take part in a Kenya-led multinational security mission in Haiti that the United Nations is under mounting U.S. pressure to authorize.
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Gates Foundation commits $200 million to pay for medical supplies and contraception

Gates Foundation commits $200 million to pay for medical supplies and contraception

NEW YORK (AP) — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledged $200 million to help save the lives of mothers and children during childbirth , as the largest American philanthropic donor throws its weight behind the issue during the nonprofit's annu
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UN chief warns of 'gates of hell' in climate summit, but carbon polluting nations stay silent

UN chief warns of 'gates of hell' in climate summit, but carbon polluting nations stay silent

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the United Nations warned Wednesday that the “gates of hell” are at hand as climate change intensifies, and top international officials said the world's leaders still aren’t doing nearly enough to curb pollution of h
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Rough surf batters Bermuda as Hurricane Nigel charges through open waters

Rough surf batters Bermuda as Hurricane Nigel charges through open waters

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Forecasters in Bermuda warned Wednesday of dangerous swells and rip currents as Hurricane Nigel spun through open waters in the northern Atlantic.
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UK leader Rishi Sunak delays ban on new gas and diesel cars by 5 years in contentious climate shift

UK leader Rishi Sunak delays ban on new gas and diesel cars by 5 years in contentious climate shift

LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced Wednesday that he’s delaying by five years a ban on new gas and diesel cars that had been due to take effect in 2030, watering down climate goals that he said imposed “unacceptable costs” on ordinary
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