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Wilkinson Orders Federal Environmental Review for Ontario Highway 413
Environment and Climate Minister Jonathan Wilkinson has announced a federal environmental assessment of the Ford government’s contentious, C$6-billion plan for a new highway through ... -
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Cats Make Guest Appearance in B.C. City’s Climate Solutions Video
The city of Surrey, British Columbia is out with a 90-second, animated YouTube video that connects big-picture climate solutions back to the benefits citizens ... -
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Cities Can Reconfigure and Adapt to Cut Emissions 90%, Prepare for Climate Impacts
Cities are uniquely vulnerable to climate change, but likely will be early adapters against that threat. -
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Federal Budget-Watchers Expect ‘Pivotal Moment’ for Canadian Climate Action
From transit to home energy retrofits, from natural climate solutions to green innovation funding, the federal budget tabled today by Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland ... -
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‘No Vaccine for Climate Change’, Departing Toronto Energy Director Warns, in Critique of City’s Climate Performance
Toronto’s retiring director of environment and energy issued a broadside on his way out the door last week, warning councillors that there’s “no vaccine ... -
Drastic Ridership Drop During Pandemic Prompts TTC to Speed Up Subway Maintenance
Toronto transit users can expect to return to a much-improved subway network once the COVID-19 pandemic begins to subside, after the Toronto Transit Commission ... -
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Biden Jobs, Infrastructure Plan Aims to ‘Turbocharge the Transition’ Off Fossil Fuels
U.S. President Joe Biden travelled to Pittsburgh last Wednesday to unveil a US$2-billion jobs and infrastructure plan that includes a 10-year, $650-billion commitment to ... -
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Biden to Announce Massive Jobs and Infrastructure Plan as Allies Push for Climate Spending
U.S. President Joe Biden will be in Pittsburgh today to announce a massive new jobs and infrastructure plan worth as much as US$4 trillion ... -
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U.S. Lawmakers to Vote on Groundbreaking Environmental Justice Bill
A landmark bill currently in front of the U.S. Congress could change the game for environmental justice in the country. Two key provisions: an ... -
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Ottawa Earmarks $400 Million Over Five Years for Active Transportation
Canada is about to get its first-ever pool of money dedicated specifically to “active transportation,” Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna announced last week. -
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$565-Billion House Bill Aims to Cut U.S. Emissions 50% by 2030, Decarbonize Grid by 2035
The United States would cut its greenhouse gas emissions 50% from 2005 levels by 2030 and count on a clean electricity standard to achieve ... -
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Ottawa Sends $2.7 Billion to Transit Agencies for Zero-Emission Buses
Canadian transit agencies are in line to receive C$2.7 billion in new federal funding over five years to begin converting their diesel fleets to ... -
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Seven in 10 Canadian Car Shoppers Plan to Go Electric
Nearly 70% of Canadians looking to buy a new vehicle within the next five years plan on dumping the internal combustion engine and going ... -
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Going All In on EV Adoption Won’t Solve America’s Car Addiction: Op-Ed
While the Biden administration’s recent pledge to replace the U.S. government’s fleet of some 650,000 vehicles with EVs is being welcomed, observers warn that ... -
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Amtrak One? With a Rail Enthusiast in the White House, Transit Advocate Eyes a Renaissance
Through a three-decade career in the U.S. Senate, President Joe Biden famously made the commute from Delaware to Washington, DC by rail, and his ...
