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Biden OKs Alaska oil project, draws ire of environmentalists

Biden OKs Alaska oil project, draws ire of environmentalists

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Monday it is approving a huge oil-drilling project on Alaska’s petroleum-rich North Slope, a major environmental decision by President Joe Biden that drew quick condemnation as flying in the face of his
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Alaska's Willow oil project is controversial. Here's why.

Alaska's Willow oil project is controversial. Here's why.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Biden administration is approving a major oil project on Alaska's petroleum-rich North Slope that supporters say represents an economic lifeline for Indigenous communities in the region but environmentalists say is counter t
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Kearl oilsands leak exposes gaps in how Alberta and Canada oversee industry: experts

Kearl oilsands leak exposes gaps in how Alberta and Canada oversee industry: experts

EDMONTON — Recent leaks of toxic tailings from northern Alberta oilsands mines have revealed serious flaws in how Canada and Alberta look after the environment, observers say. Some accuse the federal government of abandoning the province.
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Do-not-eat listing draws lawsuit from Maine lobster industry

Do-not-eat listing draws lawsuit from Maine lobster industry

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A coalition representing the Maine lobster industry is suing an aquarium on the other side of the country for recommending that seafood customers avoid buying a variety of lobster mostly harvested in their state.
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Ottawa says Kearl leaks harmful to wildlife; issues order to stop seepage

Ottawa says Kearl leaks harmful to wildlife; issues order to stop seepage

Federal inspectors have ruled a releaseof oilsands wastewater from Imperial Oil Ltd.'s Kearl mine is harmful to wildlife and have ordered the company to take immediate action to stop seepage from a tailings pond.
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Autopsy: 'Cop City' protester had hands raised when killed

Autopsy: 'Cop City' protester had hands raised when killed

DECATUR, Ga.
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Biden angers climate activists by approving controversial oil, gas project in Alaska

Biden angers climate activists by approving controversial oil, gas project in Alaska

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden dismayed progressive allies across the continent Monday by approving a controversial oil and gas project in Alaska, a sharp pivot from the climate change offensive that marked his first two years in office.
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Confirmed: Global floods, droughts worsening with warming

Confirmed: Global floods, droughts worsening with warming

The intensity of extreme drought and rainfall has “sharply” increased over the past 20 years, according to a study published Monday in the journal Nature Water.
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Canadian industry singing praises of Inflation Reduction Act as federal budget nears

Canadian industry singing praises of Inflation Reduction Act as federal budget nears

CALGARY — Canadian oil and gas companies are singing from the same songbook in the lead-up to the 2023 federal budget, and its title is the Inflation Reduction Act. The U.S. legislation, signed into law by U.S.
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UN chief: 'Cold, hard facts' should guide climate policy

UN chief: 'Cold, hard facts' should guide climate policy

BERLIN (AP) — The head of the United Nations called Monday for scientists to serve up “cold, hard facts” to push governments into making policies that curb climate change before a key global warming threshold is passed.
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