https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 https://thenarwhal.ca/how-federal-funding-can-address-the-root-causes-of-albertas-inactive-well-problem/ Wed, 06 May 2020 22:56:12 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=18598 As some 20,000 applications from oil and gas companies roll in for $1 billion in taxpayer money to clean up privately owned wells sitting idle across Alberta, experts raise questions about whether the funding will help solve the longer term challenge of making sure polluters pay Sharon J. Riley Explainer Alberta inactive oil and gas wells Sequoia well site inactive oil and gas wells