A week of relentless rain has created a disaster in the Pacific Northwest. It hasn’t just fallen in the valleys; high temperatures mean rain also fell in the mountains, decimating snowpack and sending river levels to record flood levels. Today’s newsletter gives you the latest on the unfolding disaster, including when the rains will finally die down.
A week of relentless rain has created a disaster in the Pacific Northwest. It hasn’t just fallen in the valleys; high temperatures mean rain also fell in the mountains, decimating snowpack and sending river levels to record flood levels. Today’s newsletter gives you the latest on the unfolding disaster, including when the rains will finally die down.
Water from the Skagit River floods farms and homes on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, near Lyman, Wash. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear) Photographer: Stephen Brashear/FR159797 AP
Canadian politician Steven Guilbeault tells Akshat Rathi why he resigned from Mark Carney’s cabinet over environmental rollbacks.
Steven Guilbeault, Canada's environment minister, during the Building Momentum Toward Net Zero conference in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023. The annual climate conference will discuss how stronger policies are needed to keep Canada on track to meet its climate goals, particularly in the oil and gas and building sectors.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is nearly nine months into his tenure. He spent years building his climate bona fides on the global stage. But since taking over the role, he’s become more open to fossil fuels.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is nearly nine months into his tenure. He spent years building his climate bona fides on the global stage. But since taking over the role, he’s become more open to fossil fuels.
Steven Guilbeault, Canada's environment minister, during the Building Momentum Toward Net Zero conference in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023. The annual climate conference will discuss how stronger policies are needed to keep Canada on track to meet its climate goals, particularly in the oil and gas and building sectors. Photographer: David Kawai/Bloomberg
Ex-minister Steven Guilbeault said the government’s recent policy decisions put its targets for 2030, 2035 and even 2050 out of reach.
Steven Guilbeault, Canada's environment minister, during the Net-Zero Leadership Summit in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on Wednesday, April 19, 2023. Canada 2020 will bring together leading experts and innovators from across Canada and beyond to explore the challenges and opportunities of achieving a net-zero economy.
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s move to placate Alberta with an oil pipeline deal is emboldening a resurgent separatist movement in Quebec, warned former cabinet minister Steven Guilbeault, who resigned over the agreement last week.
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s move to placate Alberta with an oil pipeline deal is emboldening a resurgent separatist movement in Quebec, warned former cabinet minister Steven Guilbeault, who resigned over the agreement last week.
Steven Guilbeault, Canada's environment minister, during the Building Momentum Toward Net Zero conference in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023. The annual climate conference will discuss how stronger policies are needed to keep Canada on track to meet its climate goals, particularly in the oil and gas and building sectors.
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