Canada’s wettest province faces historic drought — and a precarious new future
From grasshopper infestations to water restrictions, B.C.’s drought is affecting all corners of the province...
A visit to a B.C. farm amid the summer drought
What does B.C.’s worsening drought mean for farmers? Nothing good — but there’s plenty of...
B.C. is weighing the merits of appointing a ‘chief ecologist,’ internal docs show
As species disappear and ecosystems collapse, the new role could help keep B.C. accountable on...
B.C. to feds: don’t issue emergency order to save the endangered spotted owl
An internal government document reveals how B.C., citing ‘significant impacts’ on forest sector jobs and...
Eggs on the beach, gunfire in the canyon
In our latest newsletter, we talk to reporters Fatima Syed, who shares how a scandalous...
There’s a place for B.C.’s gas in a net-zero future. But not for long
LNG Canada is predicting a 40-year run for its massive gas liquefaction and export project...
‘Hope and fear in equal measure’: renewables racing against a heating world
Renewable energy has achieved critical mass, but the oil and gas industry has us staying...
What causes wildfires? Lightning, people, climate change … and obsessively putting them out
Decades of fire suppression have made forests more flammable. Add lightning, human error and climate...
Life in a northern B.C. boomtown
Settled in the 1950s to support an aluminum smelter, Kitimat is no stranger to industrial...
