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March 23, 2026
REM students share journeys of discovery riding horses, finding turtles, and meeting interesting people

March 12, 2026
Food and labour justice for all: a public invitation

March 11, 2026
Vancouver débat du nouveau Plan officiel de développement

March 11, 2026
Dredging Burrard Inlet could put environment at risk, says professor

March 11, 2026
SFU professor to advance equity in seafood supply chains with Pew Fellowship in Marine Conservation

February 24, 2026
The new ‘forever’ contaminant? SFU study raises alarm on marine fiberglass pollution

February 12, 2026
BC cedes the driver’s seat on EVs, deferring to Ottawa's strategy

February 6, 2026
Even Full-Time Workers Struggle to Afford Food in Canada: Study

January 29, 2026
REM student gathering sets sail with a story linking an octopus carving and the value of local knowledge

January 22, 2026
B.C. would struggle to contain oil spill off north coast, research suggests

December 23, 2025
Is Trans Mountain’s Profitability an Accounting Illusion?

December 12, 2025
Opinion: We need to protect B.C.’s coast from an oil tanker spill

December 9, 2025
Ottawa's weak EV targets could stall BC's transition

December 1, 2025
Earth’s future carbon sink is weaker than climate models assume

November 25, 2025
‘More oil than we need’: SFU prof. says new pipeline in B.C. would be unnecessary

November 24, 2025
Know the risks – SFU study highlights gaps in avalanche safety awareness among snowshoers and winter hikers

October 21, 2025
Vancouver axes $10,000 fee for gas stations and parking lots that don't install EV chargers

October 10, 2025
Food banks in Vancouver prepare for surge over busy Thanksgiving long weekend

October 2, 2025
Anglers delight in salmon returns, but SFU study warns of coho population collapse

September 22, 2025
Canadian gasoline sales level off as EV adoption rises

September 18, 2025
4 common cottage neighbour conflicts—and how to resolve them

September 10, 2025
Ottawa considering scrapping tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles

September 9, 2025
Pausing the EV sales mandate might not be bad for the climate

September 5, 2025
Fossil fuels not where the puck is going

September 4, 2025
Congratulations to Tammara for becoming a new member of the Royal Society of Canada

August 12, 2025
Student planner advances waste management on Vancouver Island on summer co-op

August 5, 2025
SFU’s Mark Jaccard awarded Order of British Columbia for climate leadership

July 30, 2025
What we know about fossil fuel subsidies in Canada

To protect coral reefs, we must also protect the people who depend on them

July 16, 2025
Eligible B.C. residents can get free air conditioning units to beat the heat

June 24, 2025
B.C. NDP looking at easing up on EV mandates as sales decline

June 17, 2025
Experience the impact of community-engaged archaeology in the Salish Sea through an exhibit on SFU’s Burnaby campus

June 10, 2015
Opinion: It's time to fast-track actions to defend B.C.'s lands, waters, fish and wildlife

June 6, 2025
Who’s at risk during B.C.’s first heat wave of 2025

June 2, 2025
Experts warn heavy winds in forecast could exacerbate B.C. wildfire situation

May 9, 2025
Salmon Make Some Of The Most Epic Migrations In Nature. Why Do They Bother?

May 7, 2025
BC Parks Foundation announces largest Gulf Islands conservation area

May 1, 2025
‘Are we prepared for heat waves down the road?’ What cities can do to mitigate the effects of a heat dome

April 25, 2025
B.C. municipalities not ready for another heat dome: SFU study

April 23, 2025
Two properties added to conservation areas on Lasqueti Island

April 22, 2025
B.C. company aims to commercialize carbon capture on a global scale

April 22, 2025
Prepare today to save lives tomorrow: SFU study finds gaps in B.C. extreme heat response plans

April 7, 2025
What is B.C.'s energy future? Liberals, Conservatives 'offer two different visions'

March 19, 2025
Salmonids may be more vulnerable to interacting environmental stressors than previously thought, SFU study finds

March 13, 2025
Andrés Cisneros-Montemayor has been awarded a SFU Research Excellence Award

February 28, 2025
SFU student defends thesis in home territory, brings research on Haíłzaqv language and clam gardens to her community

February 14, 2025
Tariffs a wake-up call for how much of our natural resources are tapped by the U.S.

February 7, 2025
B.C. faces bumpy road as 10-year countdown begins on zero-emission vehicle target

January 23, 2025
How food waste apps can help the climate and save you money

January 20, 2025
Urban studies: Doing research when every city is different

January 8. 2025
2024’s top ocean news stories (commentary)

December 24, 2024
From sloppy joes to tofu: the campus food revolution

December 12, 2024
MRM alumnus honoured with medal for her commitment to advancing community forestry in B.C.

November 22, 2024
2024 Andrew Thompson Award honours 50 years of changemakers for environmental justice

November 22, 2024
Remembering Evelyn Pinkerton

November 15, 2024
Avoid Cruise Ship Crowds And Island Hop In The Pacific With A Unique Transportation Method

November 8, 2024
SFU professor appointed to UN Panel of experts for resilient food systems report

November 8, 2024
Federal government faces potential loss if Trans Mountain pipeline sold: PBO

November 5, 2024
Using human observations with instrument-based metrics to understand changing rainfall patterns

November 4, 2024
SFU launches Global Institute for Agritech to lead agricultural technology innovation

October 31, 2024
Farmers Are Feeding Candy to Animals, and It’s a Symptom of Larger Issues

October 28, 2024
New book by B.C. authors shows how cities can co-exist with nature

October 10, 2024
Passing the buck at TMX pipeline hearings

October 3, 2024
Book Launch: Nature-First Cities

September 28, 2024
How the Canadian taxpayer ended up on the hook for $34-billion to build a pipeline for the oil industry

September 25, 2024
Trans Mountain paid McKinsey over $32M to save money as pipeline costs exploded

September 11, 2024
Indigenous cultural heritage policies as a pathway for Indigenous sovereignty and the role of local governments: an example with K'ómoks First Nation, British Columbia

August 29, 2024
Announcing the 2024 Biosphere Research Award

August 28, 2024
Looking to buy a Tesla? Here's what Canada's tariffs on Chinese-made EVs could mean

August 8, 2024
Vancouver’s Lack of Engagement with Community Is Hurting Neighbourhoods

July 25, 2024
Urban forestry study will help Nelson plan for climate change

July 25, 2024
Using art to explore climate change issues

July 9, 2024
Environmental checkup: reviewing governments’ clean-economy performance

July 6, 2024
Metro Vancouver population set to surpass 4 million before 2050

July 3, 2024
Have-not neighbourhoods hurt by about-face on engaging with the community in urban planning

June 27, 2024
How to throw a summer party without plastic waste

June 24, 2024
How the automobile industry turned us into SUV drivers

June 21, 2024
Dr. Tammara Soma - "Food" for thought: How to prevent a Food Apocalypse

May 30, 2024
Congratulations to the June 2024 Wolfgang Haider Book Award recipients!

May 16, 2024
Coastal Communities in Canada Brace for Rapidly Rising Seas

May 13, 2024
« C’est hors de contrôle » : North Vancouver s’attaque aux stationnements à Deep Cove

May 10, 2024
Krawczyk Family makes 2 million dollar donation for Indigenous environmental justice

May 3, 2024
Chance encounter with a bulletin board post changed trajectory of alumnus' career

April 25, 2024
As B.C. food banks struggle, association reviews membership model

April 22, 2024
Can Canada have an effective climate action policy without a carbon tax?

April 16, 2024
Higher density living is changing the way neighbouring works in Canada

April 12, 2024
Despite backlash, some Loblaw stores still discount perishable food by 30% — not 50%

April 6, 2024
Flood risk in Lower Mainland will intensify by 2100: report

April 5, 2024
'We are struggling': Muslim Food Bank pleading for donations amid challenging Ramadan

March 28, 2024
B.C. government affirms Haida Nation title over all of Haida Gwaii in draft agreement

March 22, 2024
This year's Excellence in Teaching Award winners reveal the secret sauce of great teaching

March 19, 2024
How can people in B.C. prepare for drought and wildfire season?

March 18, 2024
Determining the future of an ‘inclusive economic growth’ in Port Alberni

March 12, 2024
11 reasons why we’ve stayed in academia

February 27, 2024
Adapting to changing extreme weather events: experts weigh in

February 21, 2024
B.C. pauses plans to amend Land Act

February 19, 2024
Surrey's mayor has a vision for a new 12,000-seat venue

February 13, 2024
B.C. regional chief decries 'fear mongering' over proposed changes to Land Act

February 4, 2024
As Glaciers Subside, Salmon Face a New Threat: Mining Companies

January 30, 2024
Why banning food waste is harder than you might think

January 28, 2024
This is how you move mountains

January 26, 2024
Can we escape rural decline?

January 23, 2024
"SALMONVISION” AI Helps Ensure Health of Wild Salmon

January 23, 2024
Lack of planners a concern as B.C. municipalities try to meet housing targets

January 17, 2024
Dr. Tammara Soma is awarded the Emerging Community-Engaged Researcher Award for her groundbreaking contributions to the field

January 11, 2024
Want to reduce food waste, Ontario? Be more like Vancouver

January 3, 2024
Salmon and other migratory fish play crucial role in delivering nutrients

November 27, 2023
Mining industry competing with salmon for rivers created by disappearing glaciers: SFU study finds

November 24, 2023
Supporting Rural and Remote Economies: What Canada Must Do Now

November 23, 2023
Oil and gas giants to cash in on climate crisis they helped cause: Melting ice exposes new petroleum reservoirs in the Arctic worth $7TRILLION - in what is being dubbed a 'modern day gold rush'

November 22, 2023
Opinion: The importance of habitat research in Squamish

November 14, 2023
The death and life of a great Canadian climate policy

October 27, 2023
Studies: Pink Salmon Impact Ocean’s Food Web

October 25, 2023
How sustainable, liveable and resilient housing can help us adapt to a changing future

October 3, 2023
The rising Canadian obsession with SUVs is disrupting our climate goals

October 3, 2023
Good data is key to addressing economic disparities in Canada

August 29, 2023
SFU researcher studying wildlife activity in Squamish

August 24, 2023
Chief Frank Brown and Russ Feingold: Why ministers gathering in Canada must keep their $20-billion promise to nature

August 23, 2023
The Best Teacher of All

August 9, 2023
Exclusive: The feds bought a pipeline for $5B. How did the cost balloon to over $30B?

July 24, 2023
Proposed toll hikes won’t cover Trans Mountain’s price tag

July 20, 2023
Fire and drought: What does 2024 hold for British Columbia?

July 18, 2023
Planter des arbres en ville pour sauver des vies

July 18, 2023
B.C. Wildfire Service dealing with nearly 400 fires, approaching record for area burned

July 17, 2023
How will B.C. Hydro power up renewable-energy ambitions?

July 15, 2023
Severity of wildfire season spurs creation of new ecosystems research lab at SFU

July 10, 2023
A Transition to Sustainable Housing - Progress and Prospects for a Low Carbon Housing Future.

The book is a comprehensive discussion about sustainable housing performance, policy development and outcomes and engages with examples from across the world. It is written to be accessible to a broad audience including professionals, academics, policy makers & students.

July 7, 2023
The Key to Ocean Conservation May Lie with the Tropical Majority

June 29, 2023
Is travelling by cargo ship a low-emissions alternative to flying?

June 24, 2023
South Vancouver's lack of services, social spending subject of upcoming council vote

June 13, 2023
New Clean Fuel Rules Face Pushback from Some Provinces

June 12, 2023
B.C. government shares Columbia River Treaty revenue with Indigenous groups

June 6, 2023
REM graduate reflects on making change and the power of collective action

June 6, 2023
New planning graduate fosters connections between food, community and land through research and volunteer work

June 6, 2023
SPREADING FAMILY VALUES - The Canadian DJ and music producer took inspiration from her late father for her latest album and says the dancefloor is the perfect place to share stories of struggle

May 31, 2023
Congratulations to the Wolfgang Haider Memorial Book Award recipients!

May 30, 2023
Congratulations to Chaeri Kim who just received a case study award from the The Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning

May 17, 2023
Wildfire smoke on the way to the Lower Mainland

May 15, 2023
Gordon Ritchie Service Award for significant contributions to public avalanche safety in Canada to Pascal Haegeli

May 1, 2023
When We Celebrate ‘Local Food,’ What Gets Left Out?

May 1, 2023
A political anti-nuclear ideology distracts from Canada’s climate mission

April 24, 2023
Forget about the ‘Ethnic Aisle’

April 22, 2023
BC Lags Most Provinces in Cutting Emissions

April 22, 2023
Up in smoke: Human activities are fuelling wildfires that burn essential carbon-sequestering peatlands

April 11, 2023
In aftermath of Keystone spill, Canada's oilpatch frets about pipeline capacity as U.S. targets safety

March 29, 2023
Logging near streams in B.C. Interior is warming water and threatening coho salmon: study

March 21, 2023
Cap on B.C. carbon emissions could pave way for other LNG development

March 16, 2023
La Nation Haisla obtient le feu vert pour construire un projet de GNL

March 16, 2023
Michael Geller explains the new language of urban planning

March 3, 2023
Latest avalanche deaths highlight need to understand 'tricky snowpack' risks, experts say

March 2, 2023
The strange story of the man behind the popularization of ‘resilience thinking’

March 2, 2023
CUFA BC Announces Recipients of the 2023 Distinguished Academics Awards

February 21, 2023
Avalanche forecasters remain 'very concerned' about dangerous conditions throughout B.C.

February 13, 2023
Metro Vancouver's goal is to cut carbon emissions by 45%. So far, it's down 1%

January 26, 2023
Burnaby woman earns place among top young environmentalists

January 26, 2023
Resist urge to 'tickle' the snowpack, B.C. avalanche survivor says

January 20, 2023
The rising Canadian obsession with SUVs is disrupting our climate goals