Volunteers plant trees in the 416 Fire burn area Durango, Colorado Currently Sat 47% chance of precipitation 36% chance of precipitation 1% chance of precipitation Planting part of larger environmental restoration effort Saturday, April 17, 2021 4:22 PM Volunteers plant trees in the 416 Fire burn area Volunteer Livi Curmano plants a tree Saturday morning in the 416 Fire burn area near Hermosa. About 900 trees were planted during the event celebrating Arbor Day. Courtesy of Livi Curmano Toggle font size Despite a snowy forecast, a group of volunteers gathered at 9 a.m. Saturday in the 416 Fire burn area near Hermosa for an Arbor Day tree planting. The planting was organized by the nonprofit Mountain Studies Institute in partnership with the San Juan National Forest, said Amanda Kuenzi, MSI’s community science director.
Environmental groups' trust in Nova Scotia's new premier shaken by changes to biodiversity bill theglobeandmail.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theglobeandmail.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Activist on hunger strike calls on Canadian government to halt logging theguardian.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theguardian.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
iPolitics By iPolitics. Published on Feb 26, 2021 11:47am Alberta Premier Jason Kenney in Edmonton in May 2019 (Codie McLachlan/Star Edmonton) The Lead Alberta’s provincial government released its budget for the upcoming fiscal year, which outlines the province’s planned economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The budget revealed that the pandemic’s devastating effect on oil prices caused a collapse in Alberta’s revenues, with the province’s debt set to balloon to $115.8 billion. The Calgary Herald has the story. The provincial government is expecting an $18.2 billion deficit for 2021, followed by an $11 billion deficit in 2022 and an $8 billion deficit in 2023.
Canada is letting three fossil fuel firms proceed with offshore drilling plans in the Atlantic Ocean, saying that requirements related to fish habitat, species at risk and other conditions will protect the environment. On Jan. 12, Environment and Climate Change Minister Jonathan Wilkinson announced that Chevron Canada, Equinor Canada, and BHP Petroleum (New Ventures) can move forward with drilling projects east of St. John s, N.L. The companies have proposed using offshore platforms, supply ships and helicopters to conduct exploration drilling, well testing and other activity beginning as early as this year. They will still have to secure other federal or provincial permits they might need, such as from the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board.