https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 https://thenarwhal.ca/alberta-suspends-19-oilsands-environmental-monitoring-requirements-coronavirus-concerns/ Wed, 06 May 2020 01:27:42 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=18553 The Alberta Energy Regulator has told companies they can stop some environmental monitoring programs, from groundwater sampling to keeping track of how many birds land in toxic tailings ponds Sharon J. Riley News alberta energy regulator CAPP coronavirus Jason Kenney oilsands https://thenarwhal.ca/report-buried-by-alberta-government-reveals-mounting-evidence-that-oil-and-gas-wells-arent-reclaimed-in-the-long-run/ Thu, 23 Jan 2020 19:26:35 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=16504 A previously unreleased report obtained by The Narwhal shows a government division — soon to be scrapped by premier Jason Kenney — raised red flags about the province’s failing system for wellsite cleanup Sharon J. Riley Investigation alberta energy regulator foi inactive oil and gas wells Reclamation pump jack Alberta Todd Korol The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca/15-minute-approvals-alberta-plans-to-automate-licences-for-new-oil-and-gas-drilling/ Thu, 23 May 2019 18:39:12 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=11735 Lobbying records obtained by The Narwhal show that as Alberta’s new government has pledged a ‘rapid acceleration of approvals,’ the province’s energy regulator has been moving ahead with plans that mean the vast majority of new wells will be approved by a computer in a matter of minutes Sharon J. Riley Investigation Alberta alberta energy regulator Corporate Influence environmental law Jason Kenney oil and gas oil and gas wells orphan wells Pumpjacks Alberta wheatfield https://thenarwhal.ca/regulator-projects-albertas-inactive-well-problem-will-double-in-size-by-2030-documents-reveal/ Tue, 09 Apr 2019 00:40:27 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=10825 Officials estimate the total number of inactive wells in Alberta will grow to 180,000 over the next decade and that it will take approximately 126 years to plug all the oil and gas wells in the province in preparation for clean up and reclamation Sharon J. Riley In-Depth Investigation Alberta alberta energy regulator oil and gas liabilities oil and gas wells Reclamation Alberta Redwater orphaned oil and gas wells SITE: 12-12-054-26w4 https://thenarwhal.ca/alberta-issues-97-of-reclamation-certificates-without-ever-visiting-oil-and-gas-sites/ Fri, 29 Mar 2019 19:57:50 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=10685 Data shows Alberta is visiting far fewer sites for an audit than it has previously indicated, with the vast majority of certificates granted by an automated online system Sharon J. Riley Investigation Alberta alberta energy regulator oil and gas wells Reclamation Alberta oil well https://thenarwhal.ca/what-the-redwater-ruling-means-for-albertas-thousands-of-inactive-oil-and-gas-wells/ Thu, 31 Jan 2019 23:30:03 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=9789 The Supreme Court ruled even bankrupt oil and gas companies are responsible for cleaning up their messes — but questions remain about the environmental liabilities of Alberta’s 450,000 wells Sharon J. Riley Explainer Alberta alberta energy regulator Alberta Orphaned Well Association inactive oil and gas wells Redwater well liabilities Orphan Well Taber, Alberta https://thenarwhal.ca/it-s-still-unclear-how-alberta-s-tailings-will-be-cleaned-or-who-will-pay-it/ Fri, 21 Apr 2017 18:21:44 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/04/21/it-s-still-unclear-how-alberta-s-tailings-will-be-cleaned-or-who-will-pay-it/ James Wilt In-Depth Alberta alberta energy regulator Cleanup In-Depth Martin Olszynski oilsands pembina institute remediation tailings ponds tar sands https://thenarwhal.ca/three-ways-improve-alberta-s-toothless-energy-regulator/ Fri, 07 Apr 2017 14:00:00 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/04/07/three-ways-improve-alberta-s-toothless-energy-regulator/ admin Opinion abandoned wells AER alberta energy regulator Barry Robinson Ecojustice Enforcement Government monitoring Nomad Opinion https://thenarwhal.ca/alberta-s-pipeline-regulation-facade-experts/ Thu, 23 Mar 2017 21:07:39 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/03/23/alberta-s-pipeline-regulation-facade-experts/ James Wilt In-Depth Alberta alberta energy regulator energy east In-Depth Keystone XL Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain oil spill oilsands pipelines https://thenarwhal.ca/alberta-energy-regulator-s-statement-supreme-court-fracking-case-inaccurate-and-misleading-legal-experts/ Fri, 20 Jan 2017 20:10:50 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/01/20/alberta-energy-regulator-s-statement-supreme-court-fracking-case-inaccurate-and-misleading-legal-experts/ admin News AER alberta energy regulator fracking Gerard Protti Jessica Ernst News regulator Supreme Court of Canada https://thenarwhal.ca/jessica-ernst-loses-landmark-supreme-court-case-against-alberta-fracking-regulator-5-4-ruling/ Sat, 14 Jan 2017 18:46:28 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/01/14/jessica-ernst-loses-landmark-supreme-court-case-against-alberta-fracking-regulator-5-4-ruling/ admin News Alberta Energy Conservation Board alberta energy regulator Charter rights encana fracking News Surpeme Court of Canada Water Contamination