The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 B.C. failing to protect drinking water: auditor general https://thenarwhal.ca/b-c-failing-to-protect-drinking-water-auditor-general/ Tue, 30 Jul 2019 22:57:31 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=13137 Climate change and industrial activities pose increased risks to B.C.’s water, but the provincial government hasn’t developed a single drinking water protection plan in the past 16 years, according to a new report Sarah Cox News B.C. Auditor-General Carol Bellringer climate change Comox Lake drinking water environmental law logging Sonia Furstenau water Glade Watershed logging Kootenay Louis Bockner ‘It’s An Environmental Law-Free Zone’: B.C. Auditor General Asked to Investigate Unregulated Placer Mining https://thenarwhal.ca/it-s-environmental-law-free-zone-b-c-auditor-general-asked-investigate-unregulated-placer-mining/ Tue, 17 Apr 2018 01:04:13 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/it-s-environmental-law-free-zone-b-c-auditor-general-asked-investigate-unregulated-placer-mining/ Judith Lavoie News B.C. Carol Bellringer environmental law Environmental Law Centre Fair Mining Collaborative Mercury mining News Placer mining regulations Auditor General Nudges B.C. to Amend Act that Exempted Site C Dam from Independent Review https://thenarwhal.ca/auditor-general-nudges-b-c-amend-act-exempted-site-c-dam-independent-review/ Fri, 16 Mar 2018 01:20:52 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2018/03/16/auditor-general-nudges-b-c-amend-act-exempted-site-c-dam-independent-review/ Sarah Cox News auditor general BC Utilities Commission BCUC Carol Bellringer Clean Energy Act News Site C Site C dam Mount Polley, B.C. Government Target of Criminal Charges Brought by Mining Watchdog https://thenarwhal.ca/mount-polley-b-c-government-target-criminal-charges-brought-mining-watchdog/ Wed, 19 Oct 2016 02:09:08 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2016/10/19/mount-polley-b-c-government-target-criminal-charges-brought-mining-watchdog/ Judith Lavoie News Al Hoffman Bev Sellars Carol Bellringer Criminal Charges mining MiningWatch Mount Polley Mount Polley mine disaster News Right Top tailings pond B.C. Climate Change Audit Won’t Be Released Until After Election: Auditor General https://thenarwhal.ca/b-c-climate-change-audit-won-t-be-released-until-after-election-auditor-general/ Tue, 27 Sep 2016 16:46:30 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2016/09/27/b-c-climate-change-audit-won-t-be-released-until-after-election-auditor-general/ Judith Lavoie News bc ndp climate change Carol Bellringer Christy Clark climate change climate change EPA greenhouse gas emissions regulations George Heyman News Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions Sybil Seitzinger Cost of Abandoned, Contaminated Mine Sites in B.C. $508 Million, Up 83 Per Cent Since 2014 https://thenarwhal.ca/cost-abandoned-contaminated-mine-sites-508-million-up-83-cent-2014/ Sat, 11 Jun 2016 04:09:03 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2016/06/10/cost-abandoned-contaminated-mine-sites-508-million-up-83-cent-2014/ Carol Linnitt News B.C. mining Carol Bellringer Cleanup contaminated mine sites Imperial Metals liability mining mining regulation MiningWatch Mount Polley News Red Chris Mine robyn allan transboundary mining transboundary tensions Ugo Lapointe Auditor General’s Report: B.C. Oil and Gas Industry Handed $1.25B in Incentives Since 2009 https://thenarwhal.ca/auditor-general-report-b-c-oil-and-gas-industry-handed-1-25b-incentives-2009/ Tue, 04 Nov 2014 16:55:35 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2014/11/04/auditor-general-report-b-c-oil-and-gas-industry-handed-1-25b-incentives-2009/ Carol Linnitt apache auditor general auditor general report B.C. Carol Bellringer Christy Clark fracking Government incentives LNG natural gas oil and gas industry Petronas royalties