Ontario Rivers Alliance
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ORA has a mission to protect, conserve and restore Ontario rivers.
"The courts have already found that Ontario’s 2030 target is inadequate. And so instead of fixing, Doug Ford chose to remove that law and the requirement for setting climate targets,” Thomson said in an interview Tuesday. Climate hero holding government to account. www.ctvnews.ca/northern-ont...
Top court asked to reopen climate case after Ontario scraps emissions target law
Young activists behind a legal challenge of Ontario's climate plan are set to ask the province's highest court to revive their case.
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February 6, 2026 at 10:44 AM
"The courts have already found that Ontario’s 2030 target is inadequate. And so instead of fixing, Doug Ford chose to remove that law and the requirement for setting climate targets,” Thomson said in an interview Tuesday. Climate hero holding government to account. www.ctvnews.ca/northern-ont...
Check out what's happening at ECCC. Doesn't it remind you of Harper's war on science? At a time when climate change and its effects demand action, science is crucial! www.cbc.ca/radio/whaton...
Carney’s government is cutting hundreds of environment and science jobs. Here’s what that means for Canadians | CBC Radio
Scientists and labour leaders are warning that cuts to Environment and Climate Change Canada could significantly impact the health and safety of Canadians as well as Canada's wildlife and environment.
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February 6, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Check out what's happening at ECCC. Doesn't it remind you of Harper's war on science? At a time when climate change and its effects demand action, science is crucial! www.cbc.ca/radio/whaton...
If SWOT helps researchers study rivers worldwide, the benefits could reach beyond academic curiosity. Better tracking of river change can improve how communities prepare for floods, erosion, and infrastructure risk. www.thebrighterside.news/post/nasa-sa...
NASA satellites help scientists observe how rivers carve the Earth
Virginia Tech researchers show NASA’s SWOT satellite can track river change, sediment forces, and even dam failures at scale.
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February 1, 2026 at 4:49 PM
If SWOT helps researchers study rivers worldwide, the benefits could reach beyond academic curiosity. Better tracking of river change can improve how communities prepare for floods, erosion, and infrastructure risk. www.thebrighterside.news/post/nasa-sa...
This Pan-Canadian Electricity Strategy is a farce, and so is the net-zero talk when they continue to greenwash hydropower, which accounts for 5-7% of global GHG emissions. Hydropower is not clean, green or non-emitting according to over three decades of studies. www.ipolitics.ca/2026/01/30/f...
Feds in talks with provinces as Ottawa prepares new national electricity strategy
Energy Minister Tim Hodgson told reporters on Friday that strategy would be released in the "coming weeks" and it would focus on "taking down barriers between markets."
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February 1, 2026 at 4:01 PM
This Pan-Canadian Electricity Strategy is a farce, and so is the net-zero talk when they continue to greenwash hydropower, which accounts for 5-7% of global GHG emissions. Hydropower is not clean, green or non-emitting according to over three decades of studies. www.ipolitics.ca/2026/01/30/f...
First Nations rejecting oil tankers in their waters are not hindering the national economy, but arguing for a different balance of priorities. There’s more than one way to build an economy. thenarwhal.ca/environment-...
Protecting the environment is good for B.C.’s economy | The Narwhal
Job creation, tax revenue, small business support: why don’t B.C. politicians value the economic benefits of environmental protection?
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January 30, 2026 at 7:35 PM
First Nations rejecting oil tankers in their waters are not hindering the national economy, but arguing for a different balance of priorities. There’s more than one way to build an economy. thenarwhal.ca/environment-...
Environment and Climate Change Canada says summer sea ice cover across Canada's northern waters has declined by about seven per cent each decade since the late 1960s, when its records began. www.cbc.ca/news/climate...
Feel like the world is on fire right now? 2025 was, too | CBC Climate Change News
2025 ranked as the third hottest year on record, barely behind the last two years, and one where regions of the world still saw dangerous and deadly heatwaves.
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January 26, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Environment and Climate Change Canada says summer sea ice cover across Canada's northern waters has declined by about seven per cent each decade since the late 1960s, when its records began. www.cbc.ca/news/climate...
Such repositories raise complex ethical questions around public safety, particularly given the millennia-long timescales of nuclear waste: How to address intergenerational issues for citizens who did not produce this waste but will inherit it? theconversation.com/ontarios-pro...
Ontario’s proposed nuclear waste repository poses millennia-long ethical questions
Such repositories raise complex ethical questions around public safety, particularly given the millennia-long timescales of nuclear waste.
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January 26, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Such repositories raise complex ethical questions around public safety, particularly given the millennia-long timescales of nuclear waste: How to address intergenerational issues for citizens who did not produce this waste but will inherit it? theconversation.com/ontarios-pro...
Last week, the federal government formally designated the proposed Wesleyville project for a federal environmental impact assessment, opening the door to public consultation. Fulfilling the dream to become an "Energy Superpower" will cost ratepayers dearly. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/22/n...
Nuclear project with locals opposed will get federal review
The Ford government is moving ahead on one of the largest nuclear projects in the world in Port Hope, which has a complicated history of nuclear contamination. Local residents who have grappled with t...
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January 25, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Last week, the federal government formally designated the proposed Wesleyville project for a federal environmental impact assessment, opening the door to public consultation. Fulfilling the dream to become an "Energy Superpower" will cost ratepayers dearly. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/22/n...
Among the symbols of this rebirth are long-distance migratory fish, especially the Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and European eel (Anguilla anguilla). Both were abundant in Germany until the end of the 19th century, but barriers reduced their populations. en.clickpetroleoegas.com.br/alemanha-rem...
Germany removes more than 120 small dams, unblocks hundreds of kilometers of rivers that have been blocked for decades, and bets on the return of salmon and eels after a century of interruption.
Germany is removing more than 120 small dams, reconnecting hundreds of kilometers of rivers, and betting on the return of salmon and eels after a century of disruption.
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January 22, 2026 at 9:08 AM
Among the symbols of this rebirth are long-distance migratory fish, especially the Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and European eel (Anguilla anguilla). Both were abundant in Germany until the end of the 19th century, but barriers reduced their populations. en.clickpetroleoegas.com.br/alemanha-rem...
Scientists say they’ve produced a fusion reaction that creates a net energy gain, a major breakthrough in the decades-long quest to create limitless, cheap green energy through nuclear fusion. Still be years before this science is used to generate sustainable power. www.cbc.ca/news/science...
Nuclear fusion would be a clean-energy game changer. How close is it to being a reality? | CBC Climate Change News
Recent nuclear fusion news from Canada and China has created a buzz. Meanwhile, new fusion startups have been popping up around the world, and have drawn billions in private investment. But how close ...
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January 21, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Scientists say they’ve produced a fusion reaction that creates a net energy gain, a major breakthrough in the decades-long quest to create limitless, cheap green energy through nuclear fusion. Still be years before this science is used to generate sustainable power. www.cbc.ca/news/science...
Environment and Climate Change Canada is not the only one predicting another hot year. The non-profit Berkeley Earth expects 2026 to be similar to 2025, being the fourth-warmest year since 1850. Last year was the third-warmest year behind only 2024 and 2023. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
2026 will likely be among the hottest on record: Environment Canada | CBC News
Environment and Climate Change Canada released a new global forecast indicating that 2026 will likely be among the four hottest years on record.
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January 21, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Environment and Climate Change Canada is not the only one predicting another hot year. The non-profit Berkeley Earth expects 2026 to be similar to 2025, being the fourth-warmest year since 1850. Last year was the third-warmest year behind only 2024 and 2023. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Get ready--huge rate hikes are coming, and that's after a 29% rate hike last November. Let's hope this is the end of the Ford government! burlingtongazette.ca/massive-incr...
Massive increase in nuclear power rates. Welcome to 2026!
By Angela Bischoff, Director Ontario Clean Air Alliance January 12th, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON If you thought life was going to get more affordable, we have some very bad news. To kick off the N…
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January 17, 2026 at 3:21 AM
Get ready--huge rate hikes are coming, and that's after a 29% rate hike last November. Let's hope this is the end of the Ford government! burlingtongazette.ca/massive-incr...
Showing how and why the snow cover trend was wrong helps us learn how to use this data set properly when we're estimating past conditions and future trends. And that helps in understanding whether climate models are accurate. www.utoronto.ca/news/u-t-atm...
U of T atmospheric physicists find error in widely cited Arctic snow cover observations
For decades, the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has offered a snapshot of the planet’s changing climate – but University of Toronto researchers have found that some o...
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January 13, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Showing how and why the snow cover trend was wrong helps us learn how to use this data set properly when we're estimating past conditions and future trends. And that helps in understanding whether climate models are accurate. www.utoronto.ca/news/u-t-atm...
"We have to understand that it's not a question of if the glaciers are going to disappear, they are going to disappear," said Menounos, in a CBC interview. "What we're finding is that these glaciers are disappearing much faster than previously projected. www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/clim...
'They are going to disappear': Western Canada glaciers face bleak future - The Weather Network
Climate change is having a tremendous impact on Western Canada glaciers, which experienced their second-worst year of ice loss on record in 2025, according to a B.C. researcher and professor
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January 13, 2026 at 9:59 AM
"We have to understand that it's not a question of if the glaciers are going to disappear, they are going to disappear," said Menounos, in a CBC interview. "What we're finding is that these glaciers are disappearing much faster than previously projected. www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/clim...
Gull Bay First Nation, whose lands were flooded by hydroelectric projects in the 20th century, partnered with Ontario Power Generation on a solar grid project to help reduce diesel generation in what was billed as an act of reconciliation. halifax.citynews.ca/2025/12/10/w...
Why northern First Nations still rely on diesel fuel — and what could power the coveted Ring of Fire
NESKANTAGA FIRST NATION — This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. — The fumes coming through the walls of Neskantaga First Nation’s nursing station warned of a crisis with a familiar smell. D...
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January 10, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Gull Bay First Nation, whose lands were flooded by hydroelectric projects in the 20th century, partnered with Ontario Power Generation on a solar grid project to help reduce diesel generation in what was billed as an act of reconciliation. halifax.citynews.ca/2025/12/10/w...
"Green energy" at a dark cost! The hydropower model in Albania has been sold as "a green model", but in reality it has brought irreversible ecological and economic damage at local, but also national levels. citizens.al/en/2025/12/2...
Profits at the expense of communities; over 200 private hydropower plants in 15 years - Citizens.al
An analysis of the expansion of hydropower plants in Albania: conflicting permits, impact on rivers and clashes with communities.
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January 10, 2026 at 2:52 PM
"Green energy" at a dark cost! The hydropower model in Albania has been sold as "a green model", but in reality it has brought irreversible ecological and economic damage at local, but also national levels. citizens.al/en/2025/12/2...
It’s so expensive for us Mongolians to construct these dams, but it’s also so expensive to remove the dams. Mongolian officials and scientists are grappling with the same issues found in the U.S. — balancing clean energy production with conservation. www.opb.org/article/2025...
Mongolian scientists are studying the Klamath River for insights into the cost of dams
As the northeast Asian country looks to expand hydroelectric power, scientists from there are studying the undamming of a California river.
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January 10, 2026 at 2:34 PM
It’s so expensive for us Mongolians to construct these dams, but it’s also so expensive to remove the dams. Mongolian officials and scientists are grappling with the same issues found in the U.S. — balancing clean energy production with conservation. www.opb.org/article/2025...
It was the first time that the three-year temperature average broke through the threshold set in the 2015 Paris Agreement of limiting warming to no more than 1.5 C since preindustrial times. ici.radio-canada.ca/rci/en/news/...
World slammed by extreme weather in 2025, one of the hottest years on record | RCI
Heat waves emerged as the deadliest disasters of the year.
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January 10, 2026 at 2:14 PM
It was the first time that the three-year temperature average broke through the threshold set in the 2015 Paris Agreement of limiting warming to no more than 1.5 C since preindustrial times. ici.radio-canada.ca/rci/en/news/...
Federal and Ontario provincial governments are planning a huge surge in new hydropower to become an Energy Superpower. Yet, climate change and 4 years of drought have left water levels at their lowest in 117 years. Does this sound like a good strategy? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Severe drought leads to urgent order for Manitoba Hydro to raise rates by 4% on Jan. 1 | CBC News
Manitoba Hydro rates will rise four per cent on Jan. 1 as part of an interim general rate hike the Public Utilities Board says it has ordered "on an urgent basis because of a severe drought."
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January 10, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Federal and Ontario provincial governments are planning a huge surge in new hydropower to become an Energy Superpower. Yet, climate change and 4 years of drought have left water levels at their lowest in 117 years. Does this sound like a good strategy? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Privacy request, calls the state of affairs “unsustainable” at the Ministry for Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada, and cautions the federal government could face legal liability if any dams fail. paherald.sk.ca/internal-gov...
Internal government records flag gaps in federal dam oversight - Prince Albert Daily Herald
Sonal GuptaLocal Journalism Initiative ReporterCanada's National Observer Hydroelectric dams on public lands are at growing risk of failure because the department responsible for them has no engineers...
paherald.sk.ca
January 10, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Privacy request, calls the state of affairs “unsustainable” at the Ministry for Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada, and cautions the federal government could face legal liability if any dams fail. paherald.sk.ca/internal-gov...
A team of researchers is using satellite data to investigate large hydroelectric dams in the U.S., and preliminary results reveal that some dams that should have been stabilized were still sinking, possibly affecting their structure. gizmodo.com/how-are-u-s-...
How Are U.S. Dams Holding Up? New Satellite Data Warns of Trouble
There's never been a giant dam failure in the US modern era, and a team of researchers is looking to keep it that way.
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January 6, 2026 at 9:16 PM
A team of researchers is using satellite data to investigate large hydroelectric dams in the U.S., and preliminary results reveal that some dams that should have been stabilized were still sinking, possibly affecting their structure. gizmodo.com/how-are-u-s-...
We're losing sight of the biggest threat to humanity and the natural world! We must get back on track! www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/clim...
The world is far off track from its climate goals, scientists and environmental groups warn - The Weather Network
Martin Kaiser, head of Greenpeace Germany, told dpa the Paris Agreement remained a global compass for climate policy but said it would only stay relevant if major economies, particularly the G20, clos...
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January 6, 2026 at 8:09 PM
We're losing sight of the biggest threat to humanity and the natural world! We must get back on track! www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/clim...
You can’t think of biodiversity loss without thinking about the implications of climate change and pollution. They’re all undermining our economy, worsening health and poverty, threatening food and water security and even national security www.stalbertgazette.com/health/un-sa...
UN says world must jointly tackle issues of climate change, pollution, biodiversity and land loss
The most comprehensive global environment assessment ever undertaken calls for a new approach to jointly tackle the most pressing environmental issues including climate change and biodiversity loss th...
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January 6, 2026 at 10:57 AM
You can’t think of biodiversity loss without thinking about the implications of climate change and pollution. They’re all undermining our economy, worsening health and poverty, threatening food and water security and even national security www.stalbertgazette.com/health/un-sa...
Press freedom is essential in supporting our democracy! Please support the Narwhal in their fight for press freedom and for their award-winning journalism! thenarwhal.ca/press-freedo...
The Narwhal’s press freedom case against the RCMP, explained
Stay informed about The Narwhal and Amber Bracken’s lawsuit against the RCMP as we fight for press freedom in B.C. Supreme Court
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January 6, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Press freedom is essential in supporting our democracy! Please support the Narwhal in their fight for press freedom and for their award-winning journalism! thenarwhal.ca/press-freedo...
Using lakes, rivers and wetlands as landfill will ruin them forever, require perpetual environmental monitoring and potentially spread pollution. They’ll no longer be available for fishing or recreation, or as sources of clean water. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/05/a...
How the renewed push for critical minerals puts Canadian waters at risk
Canada allows mines to use natural bodies of waters as dump sites for waste, even when there are other options. As governments look to expand the sector, some are concerned we’re fast-tracking more wa...
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January 6, 2026 at 8:49 AM
Using lakes, rivers and wetlands as landfill will ruin them forever, require perpetual environmental monitoring and potentially spread pollution. They’ll no longer be available for fishing or recreation, or as sources of clean water. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/05/a...