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Eby to visit Japan, South Korea and Malaysia on trade trip to reduce U.S. reliance

Eby to visit Japan, South Korea and Malaysia on trade trip to reduce U.S. reliance

VICTORIA 鈥� B.C. Premier David Eby said a trade mission to Asia next month will help the province become the "engine of a new Canada," but an economist says B.C. also needs to take steps at home to become more competitive.
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Thai officials seize over 200 tons of electronic waste illegally imported from the US

Thai officials seize over 200 tons of electronic waste illegally imported from the US

BANGKOK (AP) 鈥� Thai officials said Wednesday they seized 238 tons of illegally imported electronic waste from the United States at the port of Bangkok, one of the biggest lots they've found this year.
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Supporters converge on B.C. ostrich farm as food agency confirms cull of flock

Supporters converge on B.C. ostrich farm as food agency confirms cull of flock

Operators of a British Columbia ostrich farm where 400 birds have been ordered culled said Wednesday that dozens of supporters have converged on the scene, as the federal agency in charge of the operation confirmed it would begin the "humane depopula
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Harvard researcher charged with trying to smuggle frog embryos into United States

Harvard researcher charged with trying to smuggle frog embryos into United States

BOSTON (AP) 鈥� A Russian-born scientist and Harvard University researcher, who was already facing deportation back to Russia, was charged Wednesday with trying to smuggle frog embryos into the country. Kseniia Petrova, 30, was sent to a U.S.
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EPA chief Zeldin faces bipartisan anger in Senate over funding freeze, grant cancellations

EPA chief Zeldin faces bipartisan anger in Senate over funding freeze, grant cancellations

WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� The head of the Environmental Protection Agency came under bipartisan criticism Wednesday over his agency's actions to cancel billions of dollars in congressionally approved spending to address chronic pollution in minority communit
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Louisiana plant at the center of an environmental justice fight halts operations

Louisiana plant at the center of an environmental justice fight halts operations

NEW ORLEANS (AP) 鈥� A petrochemical plant in Louisiana accused of increasing cancer risks for a majority Black community indefinitely suspended operations largely due to the high cost of reducing toxic pollution.
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Brazil slaughterhouses reduce ties to Amazon deforestation, but cattle laundering remains issue

Brazil slaughterhouses reduce ties to Amazon deforestation, but cattle laundering remains issue

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) 鈥� Slaughterhouses that agreed to a settlement with Brazilian prosecutors were far more likely to obey environmental laws banning the purchase of cattle from illegally deforested land, according to an audit published Wednesday, b
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Virginia boy swept away as heavy rains and flooding hit several states

Virginia boy swept away as heavy rains and flooding hit several states

WESTERNPORT, Md.
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Canada must maximize use of existing pipelines before building more, minister says

Canada must maximize use of existing pipelines before building more, minister says

OTTAWA 鈥� Canadian Culture Minister Steven Guilbeault said Wednesday Canada needs to maximize its use of existing pipelines before building more 鈥� a day after Prime Minister Mark Carney indicated an openness to new pipeline construction.
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EPA announces rollback for some Biden-era limits on 'forever chemicals' in drinking water

EPA announces rollback for some Biden-era limits on 'forever chemicals' in drinking water

The Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday that it plans to weaken limits on some 鈥渇orever chemicals鈥� in drinking water that were finalized last year, while maintaining standards for two common ones.
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