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29/06/21
Author: 
Chris Arsenault

Increasing number of lawsuits target government over climate policies, report says

 
 
29/06/21
Author: 
Brian K Sullivan and Elizabeth Elkin
Grounds marked with previous water lines at Oroville Lake in California on June 22.  Photographer: Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg

June 24, 2021

Summer in the U.S. begins with widespread drought already at historic levels across 11 states. Experts warn of worsening conditions once wildfires start.

Sarah Brunner opened the irrigation spigots on her farm in March, three months early. The rain should have still been falling in California. Now that summer is taking hold, she and her husband are considering shifting their meager water supplies into pastures so their animals will have enough to eat.

29/06/21
Author: 
John Woodside
Extreme weather is revealing how unprepared Canada is for the climate crisis. A new report from Natural Resources Canada spells out the disaster ahead without significant adaptation efforts. Photo by Indrid Cold / Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)

June 29th 2021

Crumbling infrastructure, billions of dollars of annual costs, and frequent extreme weather events are just a handful of the disasters spelled out for the country’s future in a landmark report from Natural Resources Canada that says the time has come to brace for impact.

26/06/21
Author: 
Emma McIntosh
The depth of the housing crisis means governments must take aggressive steps to fix it, Ontario Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner said. Photo supplied by GPO

June 23rd 2021

The Ontario Green Party is pitching a $23.5-billion plan to transform the province’s approach to housing, aiming to crack down on urban sprawl and infuse the system with environmental initiatives.

26/06/21
Author: 
Katłįà (Catherine) Lafferty
Kamloops residential school. Politicians and news media formed a ‘vicious circle’ of justification for assimilation of Indigenous peoples, portrayed as inferior, dangerous and in need of white salvation.

June 21, 2021

How relentlessly racist framing helped ‘write’ the Indian Act — and persists today.

26/06/21
Author: 
The Energy Mix

June 25, 2021

Microtargeting moderate Republicans with climate action messages tweaked to appeal to conservative values could be effective at winning support for a fossil-free world, according to a study just published in the journal Nature.

25/06/21
Author: 
John Woodside
Last week, the Terra Nova FPSO had new life breathed into it, raising questions about a just transition for oil workers. Photo from the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador / Facebook

June 25th 2021

An overwhelming majority of residents in Newfoundland and Labrador want to see a transition away from fossil fuels, yet the province is handing over hundreds of millions of dollars to the struggling industry. That contradiction has national implications, raising questions among experts and politicians about what a just transition might look like.

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