A small storage, run-of-river hydro facility that will create economic opportunities and help a coastal First Nation get off diesel is one of 11 new projects supported by B.C.'s First Nations Clean Energy Business Fund (FNCEBF).

With electric vehicle charging stations popping up all over the province and environmentally inspired fun at B.C. schools, it's clear that in British Columbia, Earth Day lasts 365 days.

The Province is now accepting applications for the 2012 intake of the Brownfield Renewal Funding Program.

An open house at Goldstream Provincial Park tomorrow highlights remediation work in the surrounding area and river after a fuel truck overturned on the Malahat highway almost a year ago.

BC Parks is accepting applications for its innovative youth leadership program Get Outside BC. Piloted in 2011, Get Outside BC was the first of its kind in Canada. Forty youth aged 14-18 from across the province will be selected to participate in this year's summer program.

The provincial government is reaffirming its commitment to being the first carbon-neutral government in North America through a new $5-million capital program that's available to school districts for energy-efficiency projects that will lower their carbon emissions, Environment Minister Terry Lake announced.

The most-recent report on Crown contaminated sites shows the Province continues to demonstrate its commitment to environmental stewardship through ongoing remediation.

Guide outfitters will get a much-needed break on paperwork starting April 1, when amendments to the Wildlife Act come into force that will triple the amount of time available to provide a hunting report to government.