Anna started coughing in March 2025 and never stopped. As a non-smoker, her symptoms were unexpected. She examined her life for changes and found nothing. Except, that is, for the new industry next door. @zoeyunker.bsky.social for @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/07...

‘What Are We Breathing?’ Kitimat Residents Ask | The Tyee

A Tyee investigation has uncovered major gaps in the monitoring of dangerous, potentially carcinogenic pollutants.

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For months I kept hearing about new health issues in Kitimat. Bouts of pneumonia. Newly diagnosed respiratory illnesses. Next door is LNG Canada, the second-highest flaring LNG facility worldwide in 2025. For @thetyee.ca I investigated what we do and don't know about Kitimat's air. 🧵 1/6

‘What Are We Breathing?’ Kitimat Residents Ask | The Tyee

A Tyee investigation has uncovered major gaps in the monitoring of dangerous, potentially carcinogenic pollutants.

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Pre-operation, LNG Canada predicted its acid gas incinerator would be offline: “approximately once per year for four to six hours in duration.” From September-April, one incinerator was down for 139 days. For @thetyee.ca I unpack what that could mean for Kitimat's air. #bcpoli

LNG Canada’s Acid Gas-Burning Incinerator Keeps Failing | The Tyee

A key tool for protecting Kitimat’s environment and humans has frequently malfunctioned, leaving it unusable for months on end.

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A critical tool for destroying potentially dangerous gases at the LNG Canada facility in Kitimat was out of commission for more days than it operated between September and April. @zoeyunker.bsky.social reports. #bcpoli

LNG Canada’s Acid Gas-Burning Incinerator Keeps Failing | The Tyee

A key tool for protecting Kitimat’s environment and humans has frequently malfunctioned, leaving it unusable for months on end.

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Canada will invest $500 million in the Red Chris mine. Unclear what this would look like. Northern tanker ban will stay in place. Lots of hints re: southern route. www.youtube.com/live/X32oyXQ...

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A really beautiful, thought-provoking piece from @writermjs.bsky.social:

Climate change is forcing us to adapt to uncertainty | The Narwhal

As wildfires, floods and other climate impacts accelerate, experts say our best chance of adapting may be accepting a simple truth: we can’t predict everything

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After months breaching its regulated limits, LNG Canada is applying for new permit to continuously flare 11 times more gas for the next three years. 🔥 My latest for @thetyee.ca #bcpoli

Kitimat LNG Plant Asks for Massive Flaring Permit Increase | The Tyee

Racked by technical problems, LNG Canada has applied to be allowed to flare far more gas into Kitimat’s airshed.

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Gold is a big deal right now. As prices skyrocket, it’s plumping Canada’s stock market in the midst of economic turmoil. And the industry wants more. But...a mine in Clayoquot Sound? My investigation out today for @thenarwhal.ca 🧵 1/6

Gold mining near Tofino? Inside Imperial Metals' controversial exploration permit | The Narwhal

A five-year exploration permit allows Imperial Metals to drill for gold in the Tranquil Creek watershed, prompting concerns about acid mine drainage, salmon habitat and consent if the project goes ahe...

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Happy to finally share this video I produced based on reporting by @zoeyunker.bsky.social, with story edits by Lindsay Sample and videography by Jillian Wilkes. Go watch!

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The push to revive a long-dormant mine for gold near Tofino — a dreamy, surfing town — on Indigenous land (Tla-o-qui-aht, in particular, who’ve spent decades protecting the biodiverse region) has sparked backlash from the community. Story by @zoeyunker.bsky.social #bc #tofino #indigenousrights

Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation has long opposed a gold mine in Clayoquot Sound. After Imperial Metals received an exploration permit for a site near Tofino, we sent @zoeyunker.bsky.social via helicopter to see it. Here’s her comprehensive report: thenarwhal.ca/tofino-gold-... #bcpoli

Gold mining near Tofino? Inside Imperial Metals' controversial exploration permit | The Narwhal

A five-year exploration permit allows Imperial Metals to drill for gold in the Tranquil Creek watershed, prompting concerns about acid mine drainage, salmon habitat and consent if the project goes ahe...

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The have-it-both-ways policy approach is familiar: its proponents argue that ramped-up fossil fuel extraction can coincide with climate leadership. It’s a message echoed by provincial and federal governments in Canada and beyond. But is it legal? @zoeyunker.bsky.social reports. #bcpoli #LNG

LNG Exports May Expose BC to Legal Risk | The Tyee

A growing body of climate lawsuits poses a threat to oil and gas aims of the province and Canada, a new report suggests.

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How can collective ownership of climate transition infrastructure help drive the #EnergyTransition & strengthen communities? A recent PICS-funded dialogue explored the question — read more by @zoeyunker.bsky.social climatesolutions.ca/is-collectiv... @holcaggiano.bsky.social

Is Collective Ownership Climate Action’s Secret Ingredient? | Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions

How banding together to buy renewable energy infrastructure can help communities today and tomorrow.

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Growing calls for a health impact review on LNG and fracking now include four councils whose communities may be at risk. “It makes sense to support each other in trying to get answers that I think are pretty important for everyone” — Coun. Chris Pettingill My story for @thetyee.ca #bcpoli

BC Towns Call for an Investigation into LNG Health Effects | The Tyee

Health officers’ report last fall has led local leaders to demand answers about the impact of LNG on residents’ health. Will the province listen?

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Must-read reporting from @natashabulowski.bsky.social on sweeping changes likely coming down the pipe.

Carney moves to fast-track federal approval for major projects — from pipelines to power lines

A discussion paper released last Friday describes the proposed changes, which would expand ministerial powers and make it easier to obtain permits and approvals under multiple federal laws. Provinces,...

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Something big just happened on Haida Gwaii. For the first time in B.C., a utility-scale solar project is now taking a meaningful bite out of a diesel-fuelled remote grid. It's a product of years of work from the Haida Nation, and it could signal a tipping point. (photos: Katherine Cheng) 🧵

Haida Gwaii’s historic plan to ditch diesel | The Narwhal

Solar North, the first large-scale solar project on a remote grid in B.C., is just the start

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Dozens of B.C. communities are not connected to the provincial electrical grid, and most rely on diesel instead. In Haida Gwaii, the Tll Yahda solar project is a major step forward in a history-making plan to ditch diesel for good, @zoeyunker.bsky.social reports: thenarwhal.ca/haida-gwaii-...

Haida Gwaii’s historic plan to ditch diesel | The Narwhal

Solar North, the first large-scale solar project on a remote grid in B.C., is just the start

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Inside the Fiery End of Vancouver Island’s Last Coal Mine How a US owner’s dream of ‘clean’ coal left behind acid, arsenic and a warning for today. By @zoeyunker.bsky.social thetyee.ca/News/2026/05...

Inside the Fiery End of Vancouver Island’s Last Coal Mine | The Tyee

How a US owner’s dream of ‘clean’ coal left behind acid, arsenic and a warning for today. A Tyee investigation.

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Tom Clark is a zany character. The self-dubbed nursing-home owner turned coal magnate bought his mines for cheap and then bankrupted them under various corporate banners. In 2019, Campbell River’s last operating coal mine, Quinsam, became one of them. 🧵

Inside the Fiery End of Vancouver Island’s Last Coal Mine | The Tyee

How a US owner’s dream of ‘clean’ coal left behind acid, arsenic and a warning for today. A Tyee investigation.

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Great investigative reporting via @zoeyunker.bsky.social Inside the Fiery End of Vancouver Island's Last Coal Mine via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/05...

For weeks I became completely transfixed by Tom Clarke, the enviro-turned coal magnate who bankrupted hundreds of coal mines, including the Quinsam mine on Vancouver Island. Cleanup is now on the public's dime. Is Quinsam a harbinger of what's to come? @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/05...

Inside the Fiery End of Vancouver Island’s Last Coal Mine | The Tyee

How a US owner’s dream of ‘clean’ coal left behind acid, arsenic and a warning for today. A Tyee investigation.

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Canada's gas tax has sparked a debate about how to respond to the global oil supply shock. Are gas prices themselves the problem, or is there a poison pill in Canada's economy (its major dependence on fossil fuels)? My latest for @thetyee.ca

Does Carney’s Gas Tax Cut Send the Wrong Signals? | The Tyee

Experts warn that suspending Canada’s fuel tax offers limited, ill-targeted relief.

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In his first major move to address the economic fallout of the war in the Middle East, PM Mark Carney has temporarily axed Canada’s federal fuel tax. But experts warn the sugar high of tax relief fails to address Canada’s dependence on a volatile energy source. @zoeyunker.bsky.social reports.

Does Carney’s Gas Tax Cut Send the Wrong Signals? | The Tyee

Experts warn that suspending Canada’s fuel tax offers limited, ill-targeted relief.

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"Trutch also understood the value of letting the machinery do the work." A must-read from @adampolsen.bsky.social at @thetyee.ca

How Joseph Trutch Set the Stage for BC’s Indigenous Policies | The Tyee

The ugly history of land dispossession continues to emerge in political decisions today.

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BC has eliminated its long-running Climate Action Secretariat. At least 10 staff members have been sent to work on pipelines and oil and gas. Meanwhile, this month the City of Vancouver also scrapped its sustainability department. My latest for @thetyee.ca #bcpoli

BC Cuts Climate Agency, Sends Some Staff to Work on Pipelines | The Tyee

Experts say CleanBC has gone up in smoke.

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B.C. has provided a first glimpse into its planned fast-tracked environmental assessment process that gives the government new powers to exempt selected projects from existing rules. @zoeyunker.bsky.social reports. #bcpoli

Inside BC’s Plan to Fast-Track Environmental Assessments | The Tyee

Here’s how the province plans to speed resource project approvals. And why there are concerns.

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Remember BC's fast-track law, Bill 15? It's about to become reality. BC just gave us a first glimpse into what could mean for environmental assessment. My latest for @thetyee.ca #bcpoli

Inside BC’s Plan to Fast-Track Environmental Assessments | The Tyee

Here’s how the province plans to speed resource project approvals. And why there are concerns.

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Sobering, helpful analysis from @markhamhislop.bsky.social re: Canada's Energy Future 2026 report. "..net-zero requires a level of sustained, escalating intervention that Canada has never demonstrated. Not once."

Dear Canadians: Stop Lying to Yourselves About Climate Change

New report shows why Canada will never, ever meet its climate targets. Not in 2030, not net-zero by 2050

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An incredible interview on Front Burner today. So, so worth listening to.

'We do not want your bombs': A view from Tehran | Front Burner | CBC Podcasts | CBC Listen

Amidst communications blackouts and rising casualties, Jayme Poisson reaches a resident in Tehran to discuss the war, Trump, the Iranian regime, and his pessimistic view about where this goes next.  ...

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Food systems are on the edge in West Moberly First Nations' territory, but they have plan to change that. Their geothermal-powered greenhouse could be Canada's first, drawing on hot water trapped inside an ancient seafloor to grow food for the northeast. My latest for @thenarwhal.ca

B.C. First Nation taps geothermal power for food security | The Narwhal

In northeast B.C., fresh food is scarce. West Moberly First Nations is turning to an underground clean-energy solution

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Accessing fresh produce is a challenge in many northern communities, but for one First Nation in northeastern B.C., harnessing geothermal energy may offer a path to better food security. @zoeyunker.bsky.social reports: thenarwhal.ca/west-moberly...

B.C. First Nation taps geothermal power for food security | The Narwhal

In northeast B.C., fresh food is scarce. West Moberly First Nations is turning to an underground clean-energy solution

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