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3 articles from CBC - Technology & Science News
Thawing permafrost can expose northerners to cancer-causing gas, study says
Radon is an odourless, tasteless gas that comes from the ground. A new study out of the U.K. says people in the Arctic might be exposed to plumes of the cancer-causing gas as a protective layer of permafrost continues to...
Pacific Salmon Treaty failing to address Alaskan harvest of struggling B.C. stocks, advocates say
Significant numbers of salmon returning to spawn in British Columbia are being caught in southeast Alaskan fisheries, hindering Canada's efforts to preserve and rebuild stocks that are declining to historic lows, B.C. salmon advocates...
Alberta to toughen oilsands emissions standards that reward big Canadian polluters
The province of Alberta will toughen its greenhouse gas emissions standards for oilsands mines, closing a loophole that rewarded some of Canada's highest-emitting facilities with millions of dollars worth of tradeable credits, its environment ministry told...