Tahltan Nation says proposed mining project a threat to headwaters
A controversial open pit mine in northern British Columbia has just been given the green light from the provincial government.
environment
Yukon battle looms over Peel watershed development
The spring sitting of the Yukon legislature ended this week as it began, under a cloud of protest over development in a protected area.
Ottawa failing on the environment: watchdog
The federal government is getting a failing grade for its climate change plan.
Woodland caribou won’t get federal protection: Kent
Federal Environment Minister Peter Kent won’t be issuing an emergency order to protect the woodland caribou despite a judge’s order that Kent should do so.
Woodland caribou won't get federal protection: Kent
Federal Environment Minister Peter Kent won’t be issuing an emergency order to protect the woodland caribou despite a judge’s order that Kent should do so.
Predatory fish in decline: study
A new study from scientists at the University of British Columbia has made an alarming discovery.
Tsleil-Waututh cry foul over NEB oil pipeline decision
The National Energy Board has given a green light for an increase of 27,000 barrels of oil to pass daily through the Trans-Mountain pipeline which run from refineries in Edmonton to Burnaby, B.C.
Governing Conservatives ‘don’t know’ tar sands ‘impact’ on water, caribou, forests: watchdog
The federal Conservative government has a weak grasp of the tar sands’ environmental impact, according to the federal environmental watchdog.
Stakes rising in B.C. dam battle
ritish Columbia’’s provincial government and BC Hydro have been busy signing deals with First Nations to develop power in and around their territories.
