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Trump executive order directs agencies to approve Keystone XL ‘favourably’ within 60 days

Despite the order, the pipeline that has strained Canada-U.S. relations for years and prompted significant backlash from environmentalists remains far from a done deal » read more

Trudeau walks back oilsands phase-out comments, says he ‘misspoke’

The Prime Minister set off a firestorm in Alberta earlier this month by mentioning a shift to clean energy, with Wildrose leader Brian Jean saying if Trudeau wants to shut down the oilsands, “he’ll have to go through me and four million Albertans" » read more

Trump issues media blackout, spending freeze at EPA as ‘dark cloud’ descends on agency

A presidential order has barred communications at the federal environmental watchdog and staff have been blocked from awarding new contracts, both moves environmental advocates say go beyond standard government transition procedures » read more

Ontario’s Terrestrial Energy advances plan to bring molten salt nuclear reactor to market

Canadian firm's U.S. subsidiary has set the American regulatory wheels in motion, preparing for a next-generation nuclear plant in the U.S. in the 2020s » read more
 
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CSA Group releases new recycling guidelines

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City of Toronto helping cleantech start-ups test their innovations

Program leverages City resources to add clout as companies build a story for their product launch » Read More
 
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Trump era ushers in fresh uncertainty for wind and solar power

Renewable projects in both red and blue states remain reliant on federal tax credits, but face uncertain future with climate change doubter in Oval Office » read more

Toxic Montana mining pit nears capacity, threatens calamity

The Berkeley Pit, which collects contaminated water from an abandoned mine and holds 50 billion-gallons of toxic stew, killed 3,000 birds and threatens the Butte, Mont. region's groundwater » read more
 
Last week’s big stories 
 

Oilsands not going anywhere soon, Notley says, after Trudeau hints at phase-out

The Prime Minister was taken to task by many in Alberta Friday after saying Canada needs to phase-out the oilsands in favour of cleaner technologies » read more

Canadian firms doubling down on energy storage projects as renewables grow

From underwater balloons to redeveloping flooded mines, companies are re-imagining how to store energy » read more