Skip to content
Join our Newsletter

Environment News

From scattered sunlight to dozy bees, smoky days challenge Canada's food growers

From scattered sunlight to dozy bees, smoky days challenge Canada's food growers

The smoky air that has become an all-too-common feature of Canadian summers poses yet another challenge for agricultural producers already contending with chronic drought in some areas and excess moisture in others.
Read more >
A designer dressed Chappell Roan with seaweed. But don't expect to find the approach in stores - yet

A designer dressed Chappell Roan with seaweed. But don't expect to find the approach in stores - yet

NEW YORK (AP) — At her kitchen stove, fashion designer Caroline Zimbalist looks like an alchemist at work as she stirs a pot full of corn starch and a thickener made from seaweed.
Read more >
King Charles' annual swan census begins on the River Thames

King Charles' annual swan census begins on the River Thames

LONDON (AP) — Scarlet uniforms flashed against the riverbank. Wooden skiffs glided in formation. A young swan, gently lifted from the water, was measured, inspected and released.
Read more >
Trump administration says it won't publish major climate change reports on NASA website as promised

Trump administration says it won't publish major climate change reports on NASA website as promised

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Monday took another step to make it harder to find major, legally mandated scientific assessments of how climate change is endangering the nation and its people.
Read more >
Federal Court of Appeal to hear arguments in B.C. ostrich farm avian flu case

Federal Court of Appeal to hear arguments in B.C. ostrich farm avian flu case

OTTAWA — The B.C. ostrich farmers who lost dozens of birds in an outbreak of avian flu last winter will be heading to the Federal Court of Appeal on Tuesday as they try to stop the remainder of their herd from being culled.
Read more >
How to read Environment Canada's air quality index and find out if you're at risk

How to read Environment Canada's air quality index and find out if you're at risk

Wildfire season is upon us once again, and smoke is reducing air quality through swaths of the country. Environment Canada suggests people check the Air Quality Health Index daily to determine how much time to spend outside.
Read more >
India wants air conditioners to be made with milder temperature settings to save energy

India wants air conditioners to be made with milder temperature settings to save energy

BENGALURU, India (AP) — India’s government is seeking to limit temperature settings on new air conditioners to save electricity in the country that is considered the fastest-growing market for them.
Read more >
Vietnam will ban fossil-fuel motorcycles from central Hanoi over pollution concerns

Vietnam will ban fossil-fuel motorcycles from central Hanoi over pollution concerns

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam will ban fossil-fuel motorcycles and mopeds in the heart of the capital, Hanoi, starting July 2026, as part of a nationwide effort to curb air pollution, state media reported.
Read more >
Wildfire destroys a historic Grand Canyon lodge and other structures

Wildfire destroys a historic Grand Canyon lodge and other structures

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A fast-moving wildfire destroyed a historic lodge and dozens of other structures on the Grand Canyon’s North Rim, forcing officials to close access to that area for the season, the park said Sunday.
Read more >
Hungary's oldest library is fighting to save 100,000 books from a beetle infestation

Hungary's oldest library is fighting to save 100,000 books from a beetle infestation

PANNONHALMA, Hungary (AP) — Tens of thousands of centuries-old books are being pulled from the shelves of a medieval abbey in Hungary in an effort to save them from a beetle infestation that could wipe out centuries of history.
Read more >