The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 11 things you need to know as Trudeau announces $1.7 billion to clean up ‘festering’ orphan and inactive wells https://thenarwhal.ca/11-things-trudeau-1-7-billion-clean-up-festering-orphan-inactive-wells/ Fri, 17 Apr 2020 18:31:38 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=18075 Federal funding will create jobs during the coronavirus crisis and help clean up environmental liabilities, but puts taxpayers on the hook for costs that were supposed to be paid by the oil and gas industry Sharon J. Riley Explainer abandoned wells Corporate Influence oil and gas orphaned wells well reclamation A Sequoia well site near Ponoka, Alta