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A senior Alberta official found the renewables pause ‘very troubling.’ He was pressured to support it anyway

Internal emails show the head of the Alberta Electric System Operator was 'not comfortable' with...

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Enbridge tells staff to vote against more thorough emissions reporting

By May 8, shareholders must decide whether Enbridge should report emissions created when customers and...

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Alberta’s big natural gas generators drive up electricity prices. The government is quietly changing that

As the Alberta government continues to tap the brakes on renewable energy, it’s also pushing...

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Why we dug into Sterigenics and its use of carcinogens

Residents in the Greater Toronto Area had no idea a company operating in their community...

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A Mississauga factory is using a known carcinogen. Residents had no idea

High levels of ethylene oxide were detected near a now-closed Scarborough plant owned by Sterigenics,...

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‘What choice did I have?’ Guilbeault says Highway 413 deal meant to ‘protect’ key environmental law

A court battle with Ontario would have put federal environmental assessment legislation on even shakier...

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The new Trans Mountain pipeline is now flowing. Could an Indigenous Rights case impact operations?

Trans Mountain’s decision last summer to trench through an Indigenous sacred site kicked off more...

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What is the Trans Mountain pipeline — and why should I care?

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The Narwhal and Toronto Star earn Michener nomination for Greenbelt reporting

The Michener Awards Foundation praised The Narwhal, Toronto Star and other media outlets for ‘inspiring’...

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