Environment News

HONG KONG (AP) — Typhoon Wipha toppled trees and caused major flight disruptions Sunday in Hong Kong and at some nearby airports in China as it moved west off the southern coast of the country .

OTTAWA — An independent assessment of the RCMP watchdog, prompted by an anonymous email from employees, uncovered concerns about favouritism, a lack of transparency, heavy workloads and "a toxic environment.

SUVA PLANINA, Serbia (AP) — A severe drought this summer has left over 1,000 cows and horses without water on a mountain in southeast Serbia , forcing the authorities to bring up emergency supplies.

VARDØ, Norway (AP) — In one of the top Arctic birding destinations in the world, environmental and health challenges are threatening some of the seabirds that are part of Norway's unique coastal ecosystem.

CHANCE HARBOUR, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador's Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture says a wildfire near Chance Harbour on the Bonavista Peninsula is now the largest in the province.

MILLE-ISLES, QUEBEC — Residents of a town north of Montreal expressed cautious relief and optimism on Saturday as they learned that a more than century-old Scouts camp site will become a conservation and tourism site.

Cleanup crews were trying on Saturday to contain petroleum that leaked from a tanker truck that crashed and flipped upside down on Washington's Olympic Peninsula, spilling fuel into a tributary of a river that had recently been restored for salmon ru

SASKATOON — The owners of Saskatoon's landmark riverboat were planning to weigh anchor one final time this year, but they've been blocked by sandbars. It’s a story Mike and Joan Steckhan say goes far beyond boats and tourists.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency said Friday it is eliminating its research and development arm and reducing agency staff by thousands of employees.

BEIJING (AP) — A tropical storm that prompted flight and ferry cancellations in Taiwan is forecast to reach typhoon strength before hitting the southern China coast on Sunday.