https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 https://thenarwhal.ca/how-b-c-quietly-found-a-way-to-permit-natural-gas-plants-without-environmental-reviews/ Wed, 30 Jan 2019 22:53:52 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=9734 Internal documents released via Freedom of Information laws show that, while the B.C. government was publicly apologizing to the Fort Nelson First Nation for exempting natural gas plants from environmental assessments without consultation, the province quietly used a loophole to allow the exemptions to continue — a loophole that persists to this day Ben Parfitt Opinion B.C. Environmental Assessment Act B.C. Environmental Assessment Office environmental law Fort Nelson First Nation LNG natural gas Encana gas plant Garth Lenz