Environment
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Canada says B.C. trying to impede Trans Mountain with pipeline legislation
The province argues it’s not attempting to block Trans Mountain, but aims to protect against ecological harm
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Report calls for increase in electric buses as manufacturing footprint grows [UPDATED]
Canada is home to several leading manufacturers of electric buses, yet its transit authorities lag behind international peers
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Targeted methane emission cut rules estimated to save billions, says CERI study
Methane, the main component of natural gas, is considered a potent contributor to climate change
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Hawaii weighs plastic bans at restaurants
The Hawaii efforts would be stricter than in California, which last year became the first U.S. state to ban full-service restaurants from automatically giving out plastic straws
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Heat records falling twice as often as cold ones, AP finds
The AP looked at 424 weather stations throughout the Lower 48 U.S. states that had consistent temperature records since 1920
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Canada ‘falling behind’ other nations because of Arctic moratorium: CAPP
Northern Affairs minister Dominic LeBlanc defends the ban as a necessary device to ensure the resource is developed in a way that is environmentally sensitive
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Governments provide $90M for Canadian Natural clean tech projects
The commitments are expected to result in a total investment of $415 million in three projects
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Mounting orphan B.C. oil, gas wells pose environmental, financial risks: auditor
An audit says there are almost 7,500 inactive oil and gas wells in B.C. that have not been properly decommissioned
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SEC charges Volkswagen, former CEO with defrauding investors
The SEC’s complaint charges Volkswagen AG, its subsidiaries Volkswagen Group of America Finance, LLC and VW Credit, Inc., and Winterkorn with violating the antifraud provisions of the federal securities laws
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Fiat-Chrysler recalling nearly 900,000 vehicles on emissions
The Environmental Protection Agency says that the recall is the result of in-use emissions investigations and testing
