At North America's only graphite mine, big battery dreams face a global crush

A $90 billion global market is on the horizon, but the uncertain fate of North America’s only operating graphite mine highlights the challenges facing Canada as it vies to become a top-tier supplier of critical minerals in a sector monopolized by China.

Darius Snieckus

Photo by: Manuel Balce Ceneta / AP

Will Trump kill Canada's PFAS rules?

Canada is expected to finalize rules on toxic PFAS chemicals — but the government’s recent silence has left environmental advocates spooked that the groundbreaking effort could be derailed by Trump's trade war.

Marc Fawcett-Atkinson

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Heather Hansman

Do we have to take climate risks into our own hands now?

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More legal battles likely as First Nations launch first lawsuit against new federal, provincial laws

Opinion

Mili Roy

Canada beyond Trump: Climate rages on as our greatest challenge

Adrienne Tanner

Next-gen Sue Big Oil activists deserve more than political deflection

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Building an abundant Canada beyond Bill 5

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Meet the Megaprojects

Volkmar Richter

MOVIES: For the adults: colonialism studied; and for the kids: Smurfs on a rescue mission

Lauren Krugel

From scattered sunlight to dozy bees, smoky days are challenging Canada's food growers

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Bea Bruske

Extreme heat is a workplace hazard. We must treat it that way

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Toronto couple turns to green roof as city faces climate-driven flooding

Cloe Logan

Nain microgrid project lays the foundation for Labrador to get off diesel

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Extreme heat is killing more seniors. Cities aren’t ready

A report released on Wednesday by the United Nations Environment Programme, which details the impact of extreme heat on older people, found that worldwide, heat-related deaths in that group have gone up by 85 per cent since the 1990s, and that heat-related efforts that target that age demographic are needed imminently.

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Newfoundland group alleges fish farms are dumping plastic waste and derelict equipment

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Business

Workers install solar panels at the Chappice Lake solar farm and storage project north of Medicine Hat in 2023. It is North America’s largest vanadium flow battery, with a storage capacity of 8.4 megawatts of solar power serving the electricity needs of 7,000 Albertans. (Source: Invinity Energy Systems)

Business Solutions

In renewables storage, an old technology finds a new home

Flow battery advocates say their water-based technology needs a fraction of the metals used in lithium batteries and can store energy longer and without fire risk. But high costs could limit its role in renewable energy storage.