Ecology/Environment

27/02/25
Author: 
Nina Lakhani
The Mountain Valley Pipeline route on Brush Mountain, Virginia. Photograph: Heather Rousseau/AP

Feb. 25, 2025

Protesters who tried to disrupt completion of Mountain Valley pipeline to defend themselves in Virginia court

Climate activists who tried to disrupt the completion of a fossil-fuel pipeline through Appalachian forests will appear in court in Virginia on Tuesday to face serious criminal charges that they vehemently deny.

24/02/25
Author: 
Rochelle Baker
Canadian Coast Guard and the Department of Defence joint search and rescue (SAR) team evacuated 20 mariners from a grounded cargo ship on Feb. 15 off the coast of Newfoundland during a storm. Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) and the CCG are suffering financial strain of maintaining core services in face of rising climate impacts and extreme weather. Facebook photo / Canadian Coast Guard

Feb. 24, 2025

Hurricane Fiona left a trail of destruction across the Atlantic Coast in September 2022 wreaking havoc on wharves, fisheries, vessels, and gear and the federal government’s pocketbook.

21/02/25
Author: 
Matteo Cimellaro
Lance Haymond, chief of Kebaowek First Nation, prepares to speak at a House committee about a nuclear waste facility near the Ottawa River on March 21, 2024. Haymond told Canada's National Observer that he is ecstatic by the decision, thanking all the support Kebaowek has received from allies during their campaign for a greater voice over a proposed nuclear waste facility on their territory. Photo by Matteo Cimellaro / Canada's National Observer

Feb. 21, 2025

A federal judge’s decision on a Quebec nuclear waste facility has set a new precedent for what consultation with First Nations should look like, raising the standard for projects across Canada. 

16/02/25
Author: 
Susan Spronk, Karen Spring and Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood
climate crisis protestors

Website editor: Here in a nutshell is the problem: "....tackle the climate crisis by financing public goods instead of offering incentives to private firms."

Feb. 16, 2025

13/02/25
Author: 
John Woodside
Photo via Trans Mountain / Facebook

Opposition parties are calling for “full transparency” from the federal government about its financial commitments to the Trans Mountain expansion project, following revelations of a $20-billion refinancing loan offered to the beleaguered company.

13/02/25
Author: 
Glen Williams, Stewart Phillip
To counter the nihilistic vision of U.S. President Donald Trump and the MAGA billionaires now taking over the U.S. government, we must work together to build a bright and shining alternative, write Glen Williams/Malii and Stewart Phillip. Photo by Brandon Bell /THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Feb. 12, 2025

Clean water, food security, and healthy communities are how we will outlast Trump

Some B.C. politicians are using the trade war threat posed by President Donald Trump to push for no-holds-barred resource extraction on First Nations lands.

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