Environment

Conservatives plan to introduce $20-per-tonne carbon price in climate plan

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is pitching a $20-per-tonne carbon price for consumers in his party's $5-billion plan to tackle climate change.The move represents a major policy shift for th...

Apr 15, 2021

Proposed Bill allows government to charge fees for recreational activities on Crown Land

EDMONTON, AB. -- Bill 64 was introduced on April 12, and if passed, a Public Lands Camping Pass will be required when random camping along the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains starting June 1, 20...

Apr 13, 2021

Third request to federal government to join coal mine environmental review in Alberta

A third request has been made to the federal government to get involved in the review of a coal mine proposed for Alberta's Rocky Mountains. Landowners, Indigenous people and environmental groups are ...

Apr 06, 2021

MD of Willow Creek issues Fire Ban

LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- Lethbridge County issued a Fire Ban on Tuesday and by Wednesday, the MD of Willow Creek issued it's own Fire Ban. The warmer conditions, along with dry and windy weather prompted th...

Mar 31, 2021

Coal company Teck fined $60M for contaminating B.C. rivers

FERNIE, B.C. -- It's being called the largest-ever penalty assessed under the Canadian Fisheries Act. Teck Coal in the East Kootenays has been fined 60-million dollars, for contaminating waterways in ...

Mar 26, 2021

Coal exploration approvals already exceed legal road thresholds, data suggests

EDMONTON - Road-building approvals for coal exploration already exceed legal limits in some parts of Alberta's Rocky Mountains and foothills, suggest documents from the province's energy regulator. "I...

Mar 24, 2021

Look to next-gen oil and gas leaders to end North America’s energy stalemate: experts

WASHINGTON, D.C. - North America's polarizing pipeline battles have seen many venues - from the Prime Minister's Office and the U.S. State Department to the windswept plains of Nebraska and Minnesota ...

Mar 21, 2021

Dry conditions and strong wind spread fire near Magrath

LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- The Magrath Fire Department was called out to a grass fire this (Sat) afternoon. The active situation was along the south trail near the fishpond and headgates. The strong west wind...

Mar 20, 2021

Alberta energy minister defends war room petition attack on children's Bigfoot movie

EDMONTON - Alberta's energy minister is defending her government's attack on a children's movie about Bigfoot, calling its anti-oil message inaccurate and "quite offensive." Sonya Savage also says it'...

Mar 16, 2021

'We got rid of it:' Canada, U.S. mark 30th anniversary of acid rain treaty

Tens of thousands of lakes were dying, their lifeless waters clear to the depths. Public statues were eroding, their features eaten away by acid falling from the skies.No more. Thirty years after Cana...

Mar 12, 2021