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Former drilling foe Harris now says she supports it. 'Sprint to the middle' or climate betrayal?

Former drilling foe Harris now says she supports it. 'Sprint to the middle' or climate betrayal?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Even as she promoted her efforts to boost clean energy, Vice President Kamala Harris said in Tuesday's debate that the Biden-Harris administration has overseen “the largest increase in domestic oil production in history because of a
Are Indonesia and Vietnam's multibillion-dollar clean energy deals stuck? Experts say not yet

Are Indonesia and Vietnam's multibillion-dollar clean energy deals stuck? Experts say not yet

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia and Vietnam signed multibillion-dollar energy transition deals in 2022 that were heralded as drastic shifts in financing that would enable the coal-dependent countries to pivot to cleaner energy.
A scenic California mountain town walloped by a blizzard is now threatened by wildfire

A scenic California mountain town walloped by a blizzard is now threatened by wildfire

RUNNING SPRINGS, Calif.
Coastal GasLink fined $590K by B.C. environment office over pipeline build

Coastal GasLink fined $590K by B.C. environment office over pipeline build

VICTORIA — British Columbia's Environment Assessment Office has fined Coastal GasLink Pipeline Ltd. $590,000 for "deficiencies" in the construction of its pipeline crossing the province.
B.C. to scrap consumer carbon tax if federal government drops legal requirement: Eby

B.C. to scrap consumer carbon tax if federal government drops legal requirement: Eby

VANCOUVER — A re-elected NDP government would scrap British Columbia's long-standing carbon tax and shift the burden to "big polluters" if the federal government dropped its requirement for the law, Premier David Eby said Thursday.
'Can actually see the finish line': Calgary's water pipe repair ahead of schedule

'Can actually see the finish line': Calgary's water pipe repair ahead of schedule

CALGARY — Calgary's mayor says repairs on a troubled water main are ahead of schedule in Calgary.
Tropical Storm Ileana forms in Pacific off Mexico, heads toward Los Cabos resorts

Tropical Storm Ileana forms in Pacific off Mexico, heads toward Los Cabos resorts

MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Ileana formed Thursday off the Pacific coast of Mexico, the National Hurricane Center said, and was heading on a forecast path that would take it over or near the resort-studded area of Los Cabos, on the southern tip of th
Singh says NDP drafting climate plan, won't say if it'll include consumer carbon tax

Singh says NDP drafting climate plan, won't say if it'll include consumer carbon tax

MONTREAL — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh won't say whether he would keep the consumer carbon price if his party forms government after the next election.
An ER nurse says it was 'second nature' to rescue a man trapped in hurricane floodwaters

An ER nurse says it was 'second nature' to rescue a man trapped in hurricane floodwaters

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Perhaps it was fate that a man's pickup truck got trapped in rising floodwaters unleashed by Hurricane Francine not far from where Miles Crawford lives.

Tropical Storm Ileana has formed off the Pacific coast of Mexico, forecasters say

MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Ileana formed Thursday off the Pacific coast of Mexico, the National Hurricane Center said.
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