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Bitumen BubbleCanadaCanada's Pipeline-Climate Policy ParadoxEnergy PoliticsLegal & RegulatoryOil & GasSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
Ecojustice Threatens Legal Action Over Alberta’s ‘Foreign Interference’ Inquiry
Ecojustice is giving Alberta 30 days to respond to concerns about its C$2.5-million inquiry into supposed foreign interference in the province’s fossil sector, asserting ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatBitumen BubbleCanadaCollateral DamageEnergy PoliticsHealth & SafetyLegal & RegulatoryMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
Pollution Controls Will Decline as Alberta Shutters Monitoring Office, Ex-Official Warns
The former chief monitoring officer of Alberta's Environmental Monitoring and Science Division (EMSD) is raising the alarm about the province’s decision last week to ... -
Climate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy PoliticsInternational Agencies & StudiesLegal & RegulatoryMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionPost-Carbon TransitionUnited States
BREAKING: Thunberg to Deliver Terse Testimony to U.S. Congress
#FridaysForFuture founder Greta Thunberg is scheduled to deliver terse testimony at this hour to the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee and the Select Committee ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaFirst PeoplesHot SpotsLegal & RegulatoryPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National Governments
Squamish Nation Urges ‘Extensive and Deep’ Consultations as B.C. Court Sends Trans Mountain Back for Provincial Review
The Squamish Nation celebrated a limited victory yesterday in its fight against the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, after the provincial Court of Appeal ruled ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesDemand & EfficiencyEnergy PoliticsLegal & RegulatorySub-National GovernmentsUnited States
U.S. Aims to Strip California’s Right to Set Tougher Tailpipe Emission Standards
The Trump administration plans to follow through with an attempt to strip California of its hard-fought right to set tougher pollution control standards for ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaCitiesClimate Action/"Blockadia"Energy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyLegal & RegulatoryPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
‘Time to Pull the Plug’: Report Shows Construction Delays, Safety Issues Delaying Trans Mountain, Making Pipeline a Financial Loser
Construction challenges, steadfast opposition from landowners along the route, shocking safety and health risks at two tank farms, and the looming risk of construction ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaCulture, Curiosities, & HumourEnergy PoliticsFirst PeoplesHot SpotsHuman Rights & MigrationLegal & RegulatoryMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionOil & GasSub-National Governments
Kenney’s ‘Foreign Influence’ Probe Draws Criticism from All Sides
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is under fire from all sides, after unveiling details of a taxpayer-funded investigation of supposed foreign-funded pipeline opposition that includes ... -
Japan Nuclear Regulator Announces New Probe of Fukushima Disaster
Japan’s Nuclear Regulatory Authority is opening a new investigation into the triple meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in March, 2011 that forced ... -
CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementDrought, Famine & WildfiresEnergy PoliticsFirst PeoplesLegal & RegulatorySevere Storms & Flooding
First Nations List Climate Action as First Priority for Next Federal Government
Just two days ahead of the official launch of Canada’s federal election, expected later this morning, the Assembly of First Nations released a policy ... -
BuildingsDemand & EfficiencyEnergy PoliticsLegal & RegulatoryPost-Carbon TransitionSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited States
Trump’s Light Bulb Efficiency Rollback to Cost Consumers $14 Billion Per Year
In what one major business-environment coalition is calling an “unforced error”, the Trump administration is moving to weaken a George W. Bush-era light bulb ... -
Opioid Judgement Against Major Drugmaker Holds Hope for Court Action Against U.S. Fossils
A landmark Oklahoma court decision holding a major drugmaker responsible for its part in the opioid addiction crisis is catching the attention of the ...
