Canada’s parliament has passed a landmark bill giving Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government new powers to fast-track major national projects. The One Canadian Economy Act was passed by the Senate on Thursday, and allows the cabinet to streamline approvals processes and bypass certain provisions of federal laws for projects that could boost the economy. Supporters...
Mary McCool BBC Scotland News PA Media Operators now have to carry out assessments that take emissions from burning oil and gas into account The UK government has published guidance on how it will consider fresh applications for oil and gas projects. Operators will now have to draw up new environmental impact assessments that take...
Billions of pounds of investment in transport infrastructure in England are set to be announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves on Wednesday. The money will be spent on tram, train and bus projects in mayoral authorities across the Midlands, the North and the West Country. The move comes before the government’s spending review next week, which...
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. A forthcoming Supreme Court decision is poised to weaken a bedrock law that requires federal agencies to study the potential environmental impacts of major projects. The case, Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colorado, concerns a proposed 88-mile railroad that...
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Jim Lively wants to install rooftop solar panels on his family’s local food market, just minutes from the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in northern Michigan. Those panels could help power the RV campground they want to open next to the...
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP) has been awarded £1.2m towards energy efficiency projects and renewable energy. The trust said the government grants would help to fund solar power and a battery system at Derriford Hospital and the installation of 2,200 LED lights across its properties. UHP estimates the projects at Derriford will reduce energy...
Women in England and Wales are likely to continue having babies later in life, and having smaller families, than previous generations, according to Office for National Statistics (ONS) projections. The ONS says girls turning 18 in 2025 are likely to have an average of one child per woman by the age of 35 – unlike...