Some environmental groups say Elections Canada warned them that discussing the dangers of climate change during the upcoming federal campaign could be deemed partisan activity.
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White nose syndrome weakens bats and can be fatal to more than 90 per cent of a colony once it’s infested, but scientists in British Columbia are trying a new approach to protect the province’s bats before they’re hit with the devastating disease.
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U.S. President Donald Trump has announced some of the biggest changes in decades to the U.S. Endangered Species Act. The move will have ripple effects in Canada.
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July was the hottest month measured on Earth since records began in 1880, the latest in a long line of peaks that scientists say backs up predictions for human-caused climate change.
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Was climate change to blame for the extinction of the cave bear, or were humans the cause? A new genetic study may have uncovered the answer.
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Tiny pieces of plastic have been found in ice cores drilled in the Arctic by a U.S. led team of scientists, underscoring the threat the growing form of pollution now poses to marine life in even the remotest waters on the planet.
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Elk meat from 21 herds where chronic wasting disease was found were released into Canada’s food supply over the last five years, CBC News has learned.
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Farmers say people can take still take a bite out of climate change while eating red meat, pushing back against global headlines calling for major changes to the world’s farming and eating habits.
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With hot regions predicted to get hotter with a changing climate, there’s more need to provide some cool relief. But how do you do that without going in a vicious circle and further pumping CO2 emissions into the air? It’s all about efficiencies, experts say.
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Aviation makes a big contribution to global warming, prompting activist Greta Thunberg and others — including some airlines — to advocate for flying less or not at all. Here are ways the airline industry can reduce its environmental impact — something that may be crucial to its survival.
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