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Trump DOT chief rejects inclusion of environmental justice factors in infrastructure decisions

Trump DOT chief rejects inclusion of environmental justice factors in infrastructure decisions

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Monday rescinded Biden-era memos that he said called on state agencies to factor a “social justice and environmental agenda” into infrastructure project decisions.
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Update: Get your seasonal bear update at the Pemberton Library this Thursday

Update: Get your seasonal bear update at the Pemberton Library this Thursday

The free event runs from 7 to 8 p.m. on March 13
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Supreme Court rejects Republican-led effort to halt climate change lawsuits in Democratic-led states

Supreme Court rejects Republican-led effort to halt climate change lawsuits in Democratic-led states

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a lawsuit from Republican attorneys general in 19 states aimed at blocking climate change suits against the oil and gas industry from Democratic-led states.
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What makes Greenland a strategic prize at a time of rising tensions? And why now?

What makes Greenland a strategic prize at a time of rising tensions? And why now?

NUUK, Greenland (AP) — When U.S. President Donald Trump first suggested buying Greenland in 2019, people thought it was just a joke. No one is laughing now.
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UK government vows to clean up Lake Windermere after beauty spot clogged with sewage

UK government vows to clean up Lake Windermere after beauty spot clogged with sewage

LONDON (AP) — The U.K. government pledged Monday to clean up Lake Windermere, a sewage-clogged beauty spot that has come to symbolize the filthy state of Britain’s waterways .
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Floodwaters still threaten parts of Australia's east coast as tropical storm cleanup begins

Floodwaters still threaten parts of Australia's east coast as tropical storm cleanup begins

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Australia's prime minister cautioned that the fallout from a vicious tropical storm over the weekend was “far from over” as parts of two states remained inundated with perilous floodwaters on Monday, even as the initial
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A look at the history of Greenland, from Viking raiders to Donald Trump

A look at the history of Greenland, from Viking raiders to Donald Trump

NUUK, Greenland (AP) — Greenland is having a moment in the international spotlight as U.S. President Donald Trump maneuvers to gain control of the mineral-rich Arctic territory that most people know only as a huge icy island at the top of the world.
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Micro-wineries in Cyprus hope to give the world's oldest named wine a comeback

Micro-wineries in Cyprus hope to give the world's oldest named wine a comeback

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Praised by the ancient Greek giants Homer and Euripides for its superb quality nearly 3,000 years ago, Cyprus’ Commandaria is the world’s oldest recorded and named wine.
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From Fort Smith to global finance and back, Carney's not your usual politician

From Fort Smith to global finance and back, Carney's not your usual politician

OTTAWA — Even when Mark Carney was still in high school, his friends bugged him about whether he would become prime minister one day. His answer was one fit for a future politician: to never confirm nor deny.
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UBC Forestry awarded US$790K grant to study cultural burning

UBC Forestry awarded US$790K grant to study cultural burning

The University is partnering with Lil'wat, Cheslatta Carrier, Stswecem’c Xget’tem, and St̓uxwtéws Nations to study traditional burning
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