Manitobans rally to oppose proposed new peat mining project
When peat is mined for horticulture, forests are removed and carbon-storing peatlands are dug up....
The plan to protect an area five times the size of Nova Scotia
In this week’s newsletter, reporter Emma McIntosh talks about a trip to far northern Ontario...
Can these far northern First Nations protect the world’s Breathing Lands?
On the shores of James and Hudson Bays, the Omushkego Wahkohtowin conservation project is almost...
How a Supreme Court ruling could affect Highway 413, Ontario Place and the Ring of Fire
After a Supreme Court decision on federal power to review big projects that could cause...
Peatlands are swampy vaults for toxic chemicals. Wildfires are setting those toxins loose
In areas rich in peat, like those surrounding Alberta's oilsands, wildfires are releasing thousands of...
The North is key to Canada’s critical mineral rush. Will its environment be protected this time?
Old mines in the territories left polluted, scarred sites as they closed. As the federal...
Oilsands giant Suncor wants to cut a sensitive wetland in two. So far, it has the green light
As it expands its Fort Hills oilsands mine, Suncor wants to build a wall several...
How big is the mercury threat posed by Hudson Bay’s thawing permafrost?
The warming of North America's largest peatland is sending mercury into soil and water. But...
Scratch that: feds to rethink Ring of Fire environmental assessment after First Nations criticism
'There is no access to critical minerals in Canada without Indigenous Peoples being at the...
