Legal & Regulatory
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12,000-Litre Hibernia Oil Spill Produces ‘Russian Roulette’ for Ocean Wildlife
As cleanup efforts continue in the wake of last Wednesday’s 12,000-litre spill in the Hibernia oilfield off the Newfoundland coast, questions are being raised ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatBitumen BubbleCanadaFirst PeoplesHot SpotsLegal & RegulatoryOceansPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWater
Canada’s Approach to Trans Mountain Violates International Law, Washington State’s Lummi Nation Asserts
Canada is violating the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and sidestepping international environmental law in its handling of the Trans ... -
EuropeFinance & InvestmentJobsLegal & RegulatoryPost-Carbon TransitionSub-National GovernmentsSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited StatesWind
Biggest-Ever Renewables Procurement Makes New York a U.S. ‘Epicentre’ for Offshore Wind
Offshore wind developers Ørsted and Equinor and industrial workers along the eastern United States coast were the biggest winners last week as New York ... -
BREAKING: Trump Abandons Fast-Tracked Fuel Efficiency Rollback as 2020 Election Deadline Approaches
The Trump administration is abandoning its accelerated timeline for rolling back the tougher fuel efficiency standards adopted under President Barack Obama, making it virtually ... -
Climate Action/"Blockadia"Health & SafetyLegal & RegulatoryOil & GasSub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWater
Chevron Gets Two-Month Oil Spill Under Control After California Orders Action
Two months and 800,000 gallons (three million litres) of crude oil-contaminated water later, Chevron Corporation has been ordered by California officials “to take all ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFirst PeoplesHot SpotsLegal & RegulatoryPipelines/Rail Transport
First Nations Challenge Trans Mountain in Court While Conservation Group Questions Project Viability
Six British Columbia First Nations have petitioned the Federal Court of Appeal to review Ottawa’s re-approval of the C$9.3-billion Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, with ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesDemand & EfficiencyEnergy PoliticsLegal & RegulatorySub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Nearly Two Dozen States Back California Fuel Economy Rule as White House Prepares to Finalize Rollback
Governors from 22 U.S. states plus Puerto Rico, including at least three Republicans, are urging the White House to adopt tougher fuel economy standards ... -
CanadaClimate Action/"Blockadia"Energy PoliticsHuman Rights & MigrationLegal & RegulatoryOil & GasPipelines/Rail Transport
‘Staggering’ Data Dump Shows CSIS Spying on Northern Gateway Pipeline Protesters
The B.C. Civil Liberties Association says a “staggering”, 19-volume trove of previously restricted documents it published last week shows the Canadian Security Intelligence Service ... -
Scheer Vows to Scrap Federal Clean Fuel Standard
Canadian Conservative leader Andrew Scheer is vowing to scrap a key element of the Trudeau Liberals’ climate agenda, its yet-to-be-finalized clean fuel standard, if ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatBitumen BubbleCanadaFirst PeoplesHot SpotsLegal & RegulatoryOceansPipelines/Rail Transport
Conservation Groups Appeal Trans Mountain Approval on Behalf of Endangered B.C. Orcas
The Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is headed back to court, with the Raincoast Conservation Foundation and the Living Oceans Society asking an appeal court ... -
CanadaClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrought, Famine & WildfiresEnergy PoliticsIce Loss & Sea Level RiseLegal & Regulatory
‘Anti-Climate-Deficit Bill’ Would Filter All Federal Policies Through Climate Crisis Lens
The duty to safeguard Canadians against profound fiscal and physical harm now demands that all major policies and actions be viewed through the lens ...
