Record hail claims, payouts in Manitoba in 2016

Manitoba Co-Operator

The big white combine took a heavy toll in Manitoba this year. Story here.

Political upheaval threatens Brazil’s environmental protections

Nature

Barrage of proposals would allow developers to sidestep environmental reviews. Story here. 

The Amazon rainforest near Manaus.

Photo by Neil Palmer/CIAT

Cattle stranded, nerves fraying

Manitoba Co-Operator

As the water keeps rising, cattle producers question pump-operation guidelines around The Pas. Story here. 

Oklahoma Rattled by Earthquake Near Pipeline Epicenter

CommonDreams

Oklahoma has experienced thousands of earthquakes in recent years, which scientists have linked back to fracking and wastewater disposal. Story here.

Climate catastrophe looms ever closer: UN releases damning report as COP 22 opens in Marrakesh

NATIONAL

OBSERVER

The much lauded Paris agreement—known as COP 21—came into force on Nov 4th, as the world closes in on another record-breaking year for global temperatures. Story here.

Aerial Photos Document Massive Flooding of 36 Factory Farms

Eco-Watch

Hurricane Matthew's rampage through North Carolina's coastal plain flooded more than 140 feces-strewn swine and poultry barns, more than a dozen open pits brimming with hog waste and thousands of acres of manure-saturated fields, an analysis by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) and Waterkeeper Alliance reveals. Story here.

Harvest completion ‘will take a miracle’

THEWESTERN

PRODUCER

Northern Alta. producers are in particularly bad shape, but fields unharvested across Prairies. Story here.