Why we must address the interconnected harms to people, animals and ecosystems in train derailments

Paying close attention to the harms caused to animals and the environment can create a more accurate picture of damage in a disaster context

Ships are putting marine environment at risk, study says

The combined emissions of metals and other environmentally hazardous substances from ships is putting the marine environment at risk, according to a new study from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden

Vancouver launches whale protection program for seventh year

The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has launched the seventh season of its  Enhancing Cetacean Habitat and Observation (ECHO) Program

Record low water levels on the Mississippi River in 2022 show how climate change is altering large rivers

In 2022, water levels in some of the world’s largest rivers, including the Rhine in Europe and the Yangtze in China, fell to historically low levels

California airports at risk from climate related flooding

Projected flooding from storm surges, erosion, and sea-level rise may disrupt vital operations of the state’s largest airports in the coming decades, study finds

Trees for Trois-Rivières

As part of its 140th anniversary celebrations, the Port of Trois-Rivières has planted more than 225 trees and shrubs on its properties

Navigating climate change: How shipping is adapting in the St. Lawrence

When compared to other major river navigation routes around the world, the St. Lawrence River is a favoured waterway. It flows from the mouth of Lake Ontario, at an altitude…

CMA CGM and Woods Hole deploy whale monitoring buoy

The CMA CGM Group and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution have deployed an acoustic monitoring buoy 63 kilometres off the coast of Savannah, Georgia

German industry group sounds alarm over Rhine river levels

Factories may have to throttle production or halt it completely because plunging water levels on the Rhine River are making it harder to transport cargo

Rhine river water levels critical, ships stopping

Shipping companies prepared to halt the transport of goods on the Rhine as water levels in Germany's biggest river neared a critically low point Saturday