A federal court has rejected a bid by two First Nations and salmon farm operators to review Ottawa’s decision to not renew licences for 15 open-net Atlantic salmon farms in the waters off British Columbia. The written ruling from Judge Paul Favel says former fisheries minister Joyce Murray’s February 2023 decision not to renew the … Read more
Since the World Meteorological Organization declared the start of the current El Niño on July 4, 2023, it’s been almost a year straight of record-breaking temperatures. According to the National Centers for Environmental Information, there’s a 61 percent chance that this year could be even hotter than the last, spelling danger for areas prone to … Read more
Screenshot: US Embassy Panama on YouTube There is a decades-old international operation to eradicate the New World Screwworm from existence, and you’ve probably never heard about it. The dreaded NWS is a fly larva that burrows into its host, tearing flesh as it goes, often killing the animal en route to pupation. The USDA began … Read more
Flowering of the jacaranda tree seen from the Triana Bridge on March 10, 2024, in Seville (Andalusia, Spain). The jacaranda is a typical tree in Seville whose flowering occurs twice a year, in autumn and spring.Photo: Maria Jose Lopez/Europa Press (Getty Images) Los Angeles and most of Southern California is currently covered in light purple … Read more
Martinez-Suz’s research focuses on mycorrhizal fungi—a large group of fungi that coexist with plant root systems. The mycorrhizal fungi form networks that can go around and sometimes inside plant roots, transferring nutrients and water to the plants in exchange for carbon. Around 90 percent of plant species are known to make these symbiotic trade networks … Read more
The CEOs and executives of some of Canada’s largest oil and gas companies defended their industry Thursday, the same day a group of Canadians personally affected by climate change called on the federal government to implement its proposed cap on emissions from the oil and gas sector. CEOs and senior executives from Cenovus Energy Inc., Enbridge … Read more
The United Nation’s secretary general warned of “climate hell” on Wednesday as two new reports show that the planet may warm above the 1.5 C threshold once hoped to not surpass. “We are playing Russian roulette with our planet,” Antonio Guterres said in a speech. “We need an exit ramp off the highway to climate … Read more
Everything in the world operates on boom and bust cycles, including the size of garages. From the 1960s to the 2000s the average standardized two car garage ballooned from 20 feet by 20 feet to 24 by 24, but in the last decade that growth has been completely reversed and new construction homes are back … Read more
Belgian Foreign minister Hadja Lahbib poses with a European flag in a mock polling station box to encourage people to vote in the upcoming European Elections. Laurie Dieffembacq | Afp | Getty Images The political makeup of the European Union is about to change with voters across the 27 member states heading to the polls … Read more
Photo: Lexus Toyota’s been in a bad spot with regulators recently. Its subsidiary Daihatsu rounded out 2023 by admitting to forging 30 years of crash test results, and even the venerable Land Cruiser couldn’t escape an emissions scandal. Yet, it seems the company isn’t quite done dredging up issues: A new internal investigation revealed Toyota … Read more
