Spread across thousands of ordinary homes, Vermont's virtual power plant has become its largest power source. It's protecting owners from outages and providing cheaper, cleaner energy.

A Sikh humanitarian relief group says it has been answering the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s 94 calls to action by supporting Indigenous kids returning to school.

The western bluebird, which relies on Garry oak woodlands for nests and hunting grounds, was declared locally extinct in the 1990s. Now reintroduction efforts are beginning to pay real dividends. But ...

While running for the U.S. presidency in 2024, Donald Trump promised to do almost anything to benefit the oil industry. His slogan: "Drill, baby, drill." But his bold actions since retaking office hav...

In this issue of our environmental newsletter, we go on a free public tour of some of the hidden climate solutions in downtown Vancouver; see how wildfire smoke is affecting moths; and find out why th...

Up to $15,000 is available for the installation of items like heat pumps, insulation, windows, doors and solar-panel systems.

There's a timing issue — B.C.’s apple harvest is only beginning — but the deeper problem is that the province's apple industry has been shrinking for decades.

The Skeetchestn Indian Band turns timber on its territory into modular housing kits based on a traditional cultural design.

A relay team is swimming the length of B.C.'s Fraser River over the course of nearly a month to bring attention to rivershed protection.

Chief Greg Gabriel of the Penticton Indian Band says the worsening climate crisis is making events like Bald Range happen more often. "Everyone throughout the province, throughout the country, knows t...

The percentage of Canadians who see addressing climate change as a top priority spiked this summer after years of it taking a back seat to other issues, recent polling has found.

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In Le Temple, a typically quiet country road lined on one side with with corn crops and the other, tight rows of pine forest, turned into a buzzing firefighting base Wednesday afternoon.

Raina went from being the YouTuber known as JusReign to the Canadian Screen Award–winning writer and star of a hit TV series on Crave.

A podcast taking you behind the scenes on the politics, investments and actions meeting the climate crisis head on like no other.

Alt: Industrial Pollution: Factory Chimney Emitting Smoke

With about 600 Eabametoong First Nation members at the centre of another evacuation due to northern Ontario wildfires, community leaders speak out about what makes First Nations more vulnerable to suc...

Smoky skies in Toronto have led to new scrutiny of government efforts to fight fires and manage forests. But scientists say the realistic way to tackle the smoke is fighting climate change itself.

Mayor of London backs calls from unions to update health and safety rules in light of more frequent heatwaves

Metro Vancouver Regional District says it will revert back to Stage 2 water restrictions on July 16 as a critical piece of infrastructure is now back in service.

In this week’s newsletter: We began writing Down to Earth in 2021, but the global political, economic and environmental landscape has changed drastically in the past five years

The driver was mid-delivery when he happened upon the horse, which was in distress and appeared to be exhausted.

Canadian government permits allowing most of the 30 beluga whales at Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ont., to be shipped to U.S. aquariums should come with the condition that the whales aren't to be bred...

Earlier today, we learned that Rogers had taken Sportsnet 650 off the air, and now another popular Vancouver station under its banner has gone dark. As of 10:45 a.m., on July 7, 2026, News1130, one of the most prominent news radio stations in Vancouver, was just broadcasting dead air. Daily Hiv...