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Environmental Protection Agency rejects calls to ban cyanide traps in U.S.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it will use restrictions, rather than a ban, to protect unintended poisoning of wildlife, pets and people by sodium cyanide bombs used by farmers and trappers to kill...
Whatever happened to the promise of hydrogen-powered cars?
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look under the hood of hydrogen-powered vehicles and the challenges of de-carbonizing the airline industry.
Putting loudspeakers in the ocean can help coral reefs, says marine biologist
Scientists say that coral reefs have a distinct sound — and it's quite different if the reefs are healthy, or dying. But by playing the sound of a healthy reef underwater, Tim Gordon says at-risk reefs can be...
Huawei brings legal challenge against FCC over rural carriers
China's Huawei has mounted a legal challenge against the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) after the body designated the technology giant as a security threat and moved to bar it from a government subsidy...
Inuit sharing ancient knowledge of ice, sea and land with new app
A social media app geared toward the outdoor lives of Inuit launched Wednesday with features that tie traditional knowledge to smartphone...
Researchers discover valuable uses for snow crab carcasses
Snow crab processors in Nova Scotia may have found a way to turn crab waste into cash after a four-year study demonstrated the carcasses can be turned into fertilizer, used to strengthen concrete or to neutralize acidic wastewater like mine...
GPS tracking gives snowmobilers access to sensitive B.C. caribou habitat
Members of two B.C. Interior snowmobile clubs will get to access parts of the Central Selkirk backcountry that were previously off limits, as provincial biologists track the movements of the dwindling caribou herd that relies on the...
NASA's probe soaring near sun reveals surprises about solar wind
Troves of new data from a NASA probe's close encounters with the sun are giving scientists unique insight about the solar wind and space weather more generally as the spacecraft zooms through the outermost part of the star's...
West Van police spokesman goes public after cyber thieves try to drain his bank account
Const. Kevin Goodmurphy was able to thwart an attempt to steal thousands of dollars after his personal cell phone number was ported to a device controlled by...