BC Hydro, Site C dam contractor charged after acid rock drainage flows into Peace River
Four million litres of potentially contaminated water was discharged into the fish-bearing river. The incident...
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B.C. vows to reverse ‘short-term thinking’ with pledge to protect 30% of province by 2030
Advocates say Premier David Eby’s conservation mandate is an ‘important step’ in the fight against...
‘High profile’ endangered species to receive new protections in B.C. nature agreement: internal docs
With plants and animals rapidly disappearing, B.C. and the feds are close to a new...
Vanishing lichens a sign rare B.C. rainforest is approaching ecological collapse
Lichens are a canary in the coal mine for the inland temperate rainforest and their...
More than 5,000 wild species are at some risk of extinction in Canada
The most comprehensive assessment yet of wild species in Canada shows a pressing need for...
BC Timber Sales plans to log old-growth rainforest, home to endangered caribou herd
The B.C. government has spent millions in efforts to save the imperilled herd, even as...
B.C. hasn’t taken $50 million federal offer for old-growth forest protections
Ottawa’s offer to fund the protection of B.C.’s vanishing old-growth forests is a ‘game-changer,’ but...
B.C. is opening up old-growth spotted owl habitat to logging — again
The NDP government is touting efforts to save the critically endangered bird. But it continues...
What Canada’s environment and climate policies will look like under a Liberal minority government
From eliminating fossil fuel subsidies to support for nature-based climate solutions and protected areas, here...
