The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 ‘Prairie potholes’ could be climate solutions — if we stop destroying them https://thenarwhal.ca/opinion-prairies-world-wetland-day/ Fri, 02 Feb 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=98514 Small wetlands across Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba are thought to store more carbon per hectare than peatlands, but few remain on the drought-ridden landscape Trevor Herriot Opinion Alberta Alberta drought climate change drought Manitoba Saskatchewan solutions Photo: Branimir Gjetvaj Sun shines on a barn in a farmers field with a pond in the foreground Environmental neglect that’s ‘Made in Saskatchewan’ https://thenarwhal.ca/opinion-saskatchewan-environment-failure/ Fri, 16 Dec 2022 18:18:05 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=66625 From wetlands to emissions, the province is failing when it comes to just about any environmental standard Trevor Herriot Opinion biodiversity climate change environmental law freshwater protected areas Saskatchewan Photo: Liam Richards / The Canadian Press Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe stands in front of a lectern, speaking to media Saskatchewan government’s lack of action is an implicit denial of climate change https://thenarwhal.ca/opinion-saskatchewan-oil-climate-change/ Fri, 07 Jan 2022 17:35:12 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=41869 As Canadians confronted the realities of climate change in 2021 — from heat domes to floods to fires — the province was making promises to increase oil production and double the growth of the forestry industry Trevor Herriot and Cathy Holtslander Opinion climate change farming forestry Indigenous Rights logging nature-based climate solutions oil and gas Saskatchewan Photo: Evan Wise / Unsplash silhouettes of trees against orange sky