Explainers

Environment and energy issues can loom large in the North, which is natural resource rich...

Four proposed projects are undergoing environmental review in the Kootenay Rockies, where open-pit coal mining...

In a 6-3 decision, the country’s highest court has ruled the federal price on carbon,...

When a northern B.C. railway extension ran dramatically over budget in the 1970s, the B.C....

Here’s what we know (and what we still don’t) about Site C’s ballooning costs and...

A pipeline expansion and a pair of liquefaction facilities fall below the provincial thresholds for...

Renewed U.S. focus on emissions reductions, alternative energy and environmental injustice offers a prime opportunity...

The United Conservative Party was backed into a corner on its decision to open up...

With modern treaties focused on nationhood and land rights, First Nations’ evolving practice of self-governance...

As a new study finds we’re a decade away from blowing our global carbon budget,...

After years of public consultation and hearings, an independent panel says modernizing mineral development rules...

The UCP government’s about-face on coal mining in the Rockies and foothills comes amid a...

Small modular reactors are variously described as a clean energy solution, a waste of time...

The Alberta government now says new and existing partnerships mean 170 sites will remain protected,...

There are more than a trillion litres of toxic oilsands waste stored in tailings ponds...

The CleanBC plan, released two years ago, still doesn’t lay out a credible pathway to...

Proponents of the eco-village, pitched by the founder of outdoor retailer Valhalla Pure, are at...

Bill C-12 would make net-zero emissions by 2050 law and require government to legislate climate...