Teck’s plan to sell its Elk Valley coal mines to Swiss mining giant Glencore has raised alarm bells on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border amid negotiations over an international inquiry into extensive water contamination from the mines.
Swiss authorities have selected a site in northern Switzerland not far from the German border to host a deep geological storage repository for radioactive waste.
Little snow cover and glaciers melting at an alarming rate amid Europe's sweltering heat waves have put some of the most classic Alpine hiking routes off-limits.