Environment

Codeine levels in wastewater dropped, possibly due to surgery cancellations and people not getting colds or the flu due to pandemic masking and physical distancing restrictions

The compostable "bioplastic" can be used for packaging products such as beverage lids and takeout containers

New study finds elevated metals in crustaceans, insects at Polley, Quesnel lakes

Success stories include a tortoise, a gecko and a couple snakes

The cause for major flooding would be a period of cool temperatures and wet weather followed by a lengthy heat wave

GGL fined $170,000 for improper erosion controls

As the B.C. government seeks public input on its plan to ban all public and most commercial rodenticides, some advocates say the exemptions leave wildlife vulnerable

"We don't go into the season blind, we watch for trends"

Alert system expanded

The 2021 heat dome rose temperatures above 50 C along shorelines, baking to death at least one billion sea creatures. That estimate could be 10 times higher, says one scientist, in a die-off that could change what creatures dominate into the future