Your B.C. election guide to key climate and conservation issues
Here’s where the NDP, Conservatives and Greens stand on the carbon tax, LNG, old-growth forests...
Logging proposals in B.C. caribou habitat threaten endangered herd’s recent gains, conservation group warns
The Columbia North caribou population has grown in recent years but logging in the herd’s...
Logging after wildfires is a hot industry in B.C. Could it do more harm than good?
Forestry companies get a slew of profitable perks to harvest areas burned by B.C. wildfires....
Did B.C. keep its old-growth forest promises?
With an election approaching this fall, the BC NDP government has released a surprise update...
What B.C. is — and isn’t — spending on the environment this election year
The 2024 B.C. budget has money for climate rebates and fighting wildfires, but lacks new...
New housing rules in B.C. trigger fears of ‘catastrophic’ loss of urban trees
B.C.’s NDP government says new legislation aims to address the housing crisis. Critics say the...
B.C. counted poorly protected old-growth forests toward conservation targets, researchers say
The province counted most old-growth management areas towards its 30-by-30 conservation targets. A new report...
We followed an old-growth detective into the forest to fact-check B.C.’s suspicious claims about the age of trees
When conservationist Eddie Petryshen learned BC Timber Sales was auctioning off cutblocks in a globally...
Is B.C. finally getting real about protecting nature?
A historic turning point in how the province prioritizes conservation over industry profits also shows...
