16 oilsands companies allegedly broke environmental rules. Alberta kept it a secret for 3 years

The Narwhal

At least 16 companies missed deadlines or failed to pay fees for independent environmental monitoring. Critics say the province isn’t doing enough to hold the industry to account. Story here.

Canadian forestation policies add fuel to the fires

Canadian Dimension

Modern forestry techniques are destroying biodiversity, poisoning communities and compounding the climate crisis. Story here.

Canadian pipeline giant TC Energy closely connected with incoming Trump administration

Investigative Journalism Foundation

Family members, former colleagues among connections unearthed by IJF investigation. Story here.

Canada approved neonic pesticides with outdated studies on human health

Canada's

National

Observer

A growing body of evidence, showing that Canada’s most common insecticides are more dangerous to human health than previously thought, has not been fully assessed by this country’s pesticide regulator, Canada’s National Observer has found. Story here.

Please also read; "Will new research in Europe nudge Canadian authorities toward a neonic ban?"

International Court of Justice Hearings on the Obligations of States in Respect of Climate Change

International Institute for Sustainable Development

The International Court of Justice will issue an advisory opinion on the obligations of States under international law to protect the climate system.    

Story here.

Countdown to an ice-free Arctic: New research warns of accelerated timelines

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER

 

Credit: Céline Heuzé/University of Gothenburg

Arctic sea ice is melting at an unprecedented rate. 

The first summer on record that melts practically all of the Arctic’s sea ice, an ominous milestone for 

the planet, could occur as early as 2027. Story here.

Manitoba is getting a new ‘belt of greenspace’

THE NARWHAL

Federal funds will kickstart work on an ecological corridor along the Little Saskatchewan River, aimed at protecting wildlife habitat and keeping the watershed healthy. Story here.