https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 https://thenarwhal.ca/kananaskis-logging-civil-disobedience/ Thu, 18 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=151291 In a cherished corner of Alberta’s Kananaskis Country, organizers set up a civil disobedience camp in response to a plan to log in a protected area Drew Anderson and Amber Bracken News On the ground Photo Essay Alberta Alberta coal mining forestry protected areas A group of people gathers in a circle on snowy ground at the edge of a forest. https://thenarwhal.ca/alberta-stalled-coal-mine-pollution-study/ Mon, 15 Dec 2025 15:47:07 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=151112 A government scientist was prevented from speaking to the media and community groups about his research, according to 600 pages of documents obtained by The Narwhal Ainslie Cruickshank Investigation News Alberta Alberta coal mining coal freshwater Photo: Callum Gunn an aerial photo of a coal mine atop a mountain dusted with snow https://thenarwhal.ca/alberta-vista-coal-mine-expansion/ Mon, 05 May 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=136627 In Alberta, a massive open-pit coal mine near Jasper National Park is hoping to expand the amount of coal it mines to be burned for electricity overseas Drew Anderson News Alberta Alberta coal mining climate change coal Photo: CMPMLD / Shutterstock A yellow mining dump truck traverses a landscape blackened by coal. https://thenarwhal.ca/alberta-rocky-mountains-coal/ Mon, 27 Jan 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=130012 As the world focused on Trump, Alberta officially lifted its moratorium on coal mining on the eastern slopes. And also invited Americans to come hunt here (again) Drew Anderson Analysis News Alberta Alberta coal mining Democracy wildlife Photo: Darrel Comeau / The Narwhal A strip mine in the Alberta Rockies, showing a carved slope abutting a river. https://thenarwhal.ca/alberta-renewable-wind-energy-buffer-zones/ Thu, 21 Mar 2024 15:38:34 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=103110 The Alberta government has moved to ban new wind developments in large swaths of the province, citing their ‘visual impact’ on the landscape. The Narwhal looks at some of the other industries and activities that can continue Drew Anderson Explainer Alberta Alberta coal mining forestry fracking logging oil and gas ranching renewable energy Photo: Leah Hennel / The Narwhal Wind turbines in southern Alberta visible in a landscape with a river, forests and mountains https://thenarwhal.ca/grande-cache-coal-mine-alberta/ Thu, 25 May 2023 13:03:54 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=78959 Grande Cache locals were surprised to hear Mine 14 — exempt from Alberta's pause on coal mining in the Rockies — is poised to start digging Trina Moyles On the ground Alberta Alberta coal mining Alberta Election 2023 coal Indigenous Rights A view of Grande Cache, Alta., from Grande Mountain, the location of a planned new coal mine. https://thenarwhal.ca/alberta-coal-mining-report/ Wed, 09 Mar 2022 15:44:19 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=45318 As the province announces another about-face on coal policy, here are eight things that still haven’t changed when it comes to coal mining in Alberta’s Rockies Drew Anderson Explainer Alberta Alberta coal mining coal mining Photo: Callum Gunn Proposed coal mines in alberta like the Tent Mountain mine can continue https://thenarwhal.ca/alberta-vista-coal-mine-turnaround/ Sat, 12 Feb 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=43782 Despite local businesses taking a hit on money owed to keep the Vista coal mine running, many are relieved the mine isn’t shutting down for good Drew Anderson In-Depth Alberta Alberta coal mining coal mining Photo: Shutterstock Heavy machinery works in a coal mine. https://thenarwhal.ca/edmonton-drinking-water-coal-mines-report/ Fri, 27 Aug 2021 15:45:33 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=34320 The city’s only source of drinking water and a vital wildlife corridor could be at risk from new coal mines on Alberta’s eastern slopes, says a new report prepared for the city by EPCOR Ainslie Cruickshank News Alberta Alberta coal mining freshwater mining water wildlife Photo: Amber Bracken / The Narwhal / The Canadian Press cutline running along mountain beside river https://thenarwhal.ca/coal-alberta-rockies-eastern-slopes-photos/ Sat, 10 Jul 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=31439 Locals and advocates worry the myriad industrial pressures facing the eastern slopes put the area at risk. And they’re not convinced the government will stop coal from adding to the problem Sharon J. Riley On the ground Alberta Alberta coal mining coal coal mining cumulative impacts forestry oil and gas Photo: Amber Bracken / The Narwhal / The Canadian Press Alberta coal exploration eastern slopes Rocky Mountains https://thenarwhal.ca/alberta-coal-mine-tent-mountain-opposition/ Thu, 08 Apr 2021 18:23:05 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=27358 The Tent Mountain project, currently pegged for provincial review, narrowly skirts the production threshold that would automatically trigger a more-stringent federal process Sharon J. Riley News Alberta Alberta coal mining coal Indigenous mining water Photo: Callum Gunn Proposed coal mines in alberta like the Tent Mountain mine can continue