The Alberta government spent another $22 million on unpaid land rent for oil and gas operators in 2021
When oil and gas companies are unable, or unwilling, to pay their land rent, the...
Stories by Sharon J. Riley
A tale at a Tim Hortons in Taber
In our latest newsletter, Prairies bureau chief Sharon J. Riley spills the beans on a...
Stonewalled: Alberta ignored warnings about oil and gas cleanup, ex-government scientist says
Data shows 95 per cent of oil and gas sites certified as reclaimed have never...
Carbon and caribou: why the Dene Tha’ are forging a plan to protect a northern Alberta lake
The nation is proposing the first Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area in the province to...
Teaching citizen scientists to hunt for ‘canary in the coal mine’ in Alberta’s rivers
In the face of ‘data deficiencies,’ training helps communities take water monitoring into their own...
Environmental groups release details of Alberta inquiry draft report and accuse commissioner of climate denial
Groups targeted in the so-called ‘anti-energy’ investigation allege the inquiry’s commissioner ‘lends his credibility’ to...
A bird’s eye view of coal leases on the eastern slopes of Alberta’s Rockies
Locals and advocates worry the myriad industrial pressures facing the eastern slopes put the area...
Canadian governments have spent $23 billion supporting three pipelines since 2018: report
A new report finds Canadian governments have provided billions to support pipelines — none of...
The inside story of an Alberta coal mine devastated by a financial crisis
As Coalspur — the company behind the Vista coal mine near Hinton, Alta. — declares...
