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"The kindest-looking land is growing the sharpest teeth," writes India's Theresa Ronnie on The Climate Desk. "We have not updated the story we tell about these places, but the map has changed. That gap, for now, is where people are dying."

A proposed $15-billion liquefied natural gas development off the coast of Newfoundland has received a major boost, after St. John’s-based Fermeuse Energy signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to advance the project with Hanwha Group, an industrial conglomerate based in Seoul, South Korea.

Six Republican members of the U.S. Congress sent a letter to Canada's ambassador over the summer calling for action on the wildfires sending smoke billowing across the international border into their states.

Hawai'i’s tourist tax to deal with consequences of climate change is under attack by the cruise industry, which says it violates the U.S. constitution. But advocates say the levy forces polluters to pay for the damage their ships leave behind.

A high-speed rail line between Toronto and Quebec City “will very likely be a grossly expensive, less convenient, massively under-used white elephant,” writes veteran policy analyst Aaron Freeman.

Six Republican members of the U.S. Congress have sent a letter to Canada's ambassador calling for action on the wildfires sending smoke billowing across the international border into their states.

If nature is central to Canadian identity, more Canadians should be able to experience the physical and mental benefits of the great outdoors.

“With a combined reach of 80 million players per week, Play2Act is now the largest study of its kind—gathering insights on how players feel about the environment, and how green games influence real-world behaviour,” writes PlanetPlay in a recent blog post.

“This ruling is a breakthrough moment,” said Dr. Joe Vipond, emergency physician and past president, Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment. “It shows that municipalities can stand up to the big polluters and take real action to protect their residents. If The Hague can ban fossil fuel advertising to...

The world’s top athletes—skiers, weightlifters, boxers, swimmers, and more—are rallying for action on climate change, and the newly-elected president of the International Olympic Committee has pledged to give their demands serious attention.

What really drove Charge North’s network forward was the recognition that it would bring tourists into communities, and with them, much-needed economic development.

The aviation industry is threatening farmland with its plan to power aircraft with sustainable aviation fuel from biomass, a Canadian farmers’ advocate told a recent industry conference.

Launched in 2018, the Rampion wind farm off the Brighton coast in England powers 350,000 homes at maximum capacity. Thanks to an enterprising local fisher, the Manhattan-sized energy system is also a tourist attraction, generating a trade in sightseers willing to brave rough waters for a closer look.

Two hydrogen aviation startups showed divergent outcomes in the past month, one nosediving and the other taking off with an order for 100 hydrogen-electric engines from American Airlines.

Some of the world’s top elite athletes are voicing concern about competing during extreme heat in a new report released before the Olympics and Paralympics to be held this summer in France.