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Our latest stories on the environment, climate change, the health of our ecosystems, the people fighting to protect our natural world, and the industries working to change

Canoes and paddles by a shallow creek
Environment / September 2014

Mr. Weaver Goes to Victoria

September 2, 2014April 13, 2020 - by Chris Turner

A renowned climate scientist gets political

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A big caterpillar crawling on a leaf
Environment

Trouble in the Colonies

August 7, 2014February 18, 2022 - by Sasha Chapman

The troubling relationship between pesticide use and rising mortality rates of pollinators

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A compass, map and feather
Environment / June 2014

Tuktoyaktuk or Bust

May 19, 2014January 11, 2024 - by Kate Harris

Taking the road less travelled, while it still exists

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A cover of an old issue of The Walrus
April 2014 / Environment

Editor’s Note

March 17, 2014April 14, 2020 - by John Macfarlane

In Joseph Boyden’s novel The Orenda, there’s a moment when a Jesuit missionary tries to explain the Christian concept of God to a dozen Hurons huddled in a longhouse near …

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Tomorrow Never Knows

February 20, 2014December 22, 2020 - by Christine Beevis Trickett

The importance of conserving the present to prepare for the unknown future

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Photograph by Brian Huntington
Environment

A Power Line to Nowhere

December 18, 2013May 2, 2022 - by Wade Davis

What coal mining means to British Columbia’s Sacred Headwaters

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Environment / July/August 2013

Editor’s Note

June 10, 2013April 13, 2020 - by John Macfarlane

In 1988, 300 scientists and policy-makers met at a conference in Toronto to address “The Changing Atmosphere: Implications for Global Security.” They concluded that pollutants resulting from human activity were …

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Environment / June 2013

Cache-22

May 29, 2013July 17, 2019 - by Conor Mihell

A hard-luck town competes for Canada’s nuclear waste

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Photograph courtesy of the Edmonton Journal
Environment / May 2013

Tinker, Tailings

April 25, 2013July 17, 2019 - by Geoff Dembicki

After forty years, an Alberta inventor still thinks he can clean up the oil sands

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Environment / May 2013

Editor’s Note

April 15, 2013April 13, 2020 - by John Macfarlane

The modern green movement was born in Concord, Massachusetts, where Henry David Thoreau wrote The Maine Woods, a book extolling the benefits of conservation. Some of its readers were inspired …

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How’s The Walrus?

As the executive director, I am frequently asked this question. These days, I reply: “The Walrus was made for this moment.” From on-again, off-again trade news and negotiations to a new prime minister, we are committed to Canada’s conversations. We launched six regional bureaus earlier this year to ensure comprehensive coverage across this great country of ours. But we can’t do this alone. As a non-profit newsroom, this work isn’t possible without our readers’ support. If you believe in Canada’s stories, support our paywall-free journalism with a donation today.

Our team is small, but our commitment is big; just like our country. Every story we publish is the result of writers, artists, and editors going the extra mile (well, kilometres) to bring Canada closer together through compelling, fact-checked, and regionally grounded reporting.

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