Rules to ensure new homes use less energy could reduce homeowners' bills. But at a meeting between two levels of government, Ontario said it's focused on building fast and reducing costs for developers.
The shift makes it cheaper for some of the wealthiest communities to replenish their beachfronts, which are increasingly under threat from more frequent and intense storms, rising seas and other effects of climate change.
When it comes to the unsustainable development of the American coastline, New Jersey owns the honor of being the first and worst. But one town in the state is experimenting with new solutions.
