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B.C. adopting zero-emission vehicles more than anywhere else on the continent
Zero-emission vehicles are catching on in B.C. faster than any other province or state in…
Those pretty buttercups blooming in Okanagan, Kamloops can make you sick
It’s a sure sign of spring in the Thompson-Okanagan region when the yellow sagebrush buttercups…
West Kelowna in line to beat out Penticton for first hydrogen reactor in the Thompson-Okanagan
Plans were announced last summer to put a hydrogen manufacturing plant in Penticton. The same…
Fire season begins early; three new wildfires in Kamloops Fire Centre
B.C. Wildfire Service is off to an early start this year with three new fires…
B.C.’s largest fossil fuel subsidy cost the province over $1B last year
A B.C. program that has been referred to as a “tax loophole for fracking operators”…
iN VIDEO: Warning issued about microplastics found in Okanagan Lake
An innovative team effort has detected a small but worrying amount of microplastics in Okanagan…
Pacific herring spawn spectacle surfaces along West Coast
Ribbons of milky turquoise green water twist and swirl along the coast of the northern…
Enviro groups suing Alberta premier say the foreign influence he accused them of is actually in Big Oil
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is doubling down on his attacks against the environmental groups he…
State-of-the-art lab on remote B.C. island untangling the effects of ocean acidification
Whenever scientist Iria Giménez wants to contemplate her work, she settles on a wobbly driftwood…
Indigenous women are blazing a conservation trail
There is a saying in the Kaska language: “Dene K’e´h Didi¯ Ni¯´' Su¯´ge´h'i¯n Ma¯” —…
Another dust advisory issued for Vernon
The provincial government has issued a dust advisory for Vernon. The Ministry of the Environment…
FortisBC could be heating B.C. homes with gas from garbage by 2050
FortisBC is a North American leader in supplying renewable natural gas and, a new study…
Forget Wiarton Willie, the sagebrush buttercup is real sign of spring in Okanagan
While the war rages in Ukraine, snow continues to fall in mountain passes and temperatures…
Document reveals influence of oil and gas lobbyists on B.C. officials after Indigenous Rights ruling
In the wake of a precedent-setting Indigenous Rights case in June 2021, B.C.’s ministry of…
Ocean acidification poses a top climate change danger on B.C. coast
Lurking in B.C.’s ocean is a lesser-known climate risk experts say has the potential to…
MV Zim Kingston’s lost cargo containers still deep concern for Vancouver Island communities
Vancouver Island MPs and residents are raising concerns about ocean protection and spill response after…
Canadians can help fight the pests threatening our trees
As global warming enables destructive insects and diseases to move farther north into Canada’s forests,…
Small B.C. First Nation fuels economic growth with clean energy
The Klahoose Nation is charged up over a new clean energy project that both protects…
B.C. shellfish growers experiencing watershed moment
Quadra Island oyster farmer Steve Pocock believes B.C.’s shellfish sector is facing a watershed moment. …
Low snowpack makes easy decisions for the man who controls Okanagan lake level
Okanagan Lake is below where Shaun Reimer would like it to be heading into the…
How far will B.C. go to fix oil and gas royalties? ‘The devil will be in the details’
A majority of British Columbians agree the province’s oil and gas royalty framework is in…
International science expedition sets out to investigate secrets of Pacific salmon
A multinational scientific expedition is set to launch to solve the mystery of what happens…
Hundreds of thousands of ‘problem’ caterpillars disappear from the North Okanagan
They appeared from nowhere in the hundreds of thousands a few years ago, but as…
Coastal communities ‘fed up’ with B.C. shellfish sector’s plastics problem
Coastal communities are tired of paying to clean up plastic and debris from the B.C.…