The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 Canada won’t perform an environmental review of most new oilsands projects. Here’s why. https://thenarwhal.ca/canada-wont-perform-an-environmental-review-of-most-new-oilsands-projects-heres-why/ Tue, 18 Dec 2018 23:57:07 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=9456 The future of development in Alberta’s oilsands lies in underground, steam-assisted operations that represent some of the country’s fastest growing greenhouse gas emissions. These projects have never been subject to federal environmental reviews and that’s not expected to change with Ottawa’s new-and-improved assessment rules James Wilt In-Depth Bill C-69 emissions environmental law Impact Assessment Act in situ oilsands Nexen Long Lake SAGD oilsands We Spoke to Consultants Forced to Alter Their Work to Benefit Industry on How to Fix Canada’s Broken Environmental Laws https://thenarwhal.ca/we-spoke-consultants-forced-alter-their-work-benefit-industry-how-fix-canada-s-broken-environmental-laws/ Mon, 07 May 2018 18:17:59 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/we-spoke-consultants-forced-alter-their-work-benefit-industry-how-fix-canada-s-broken-environmental-laws/ Scientists report being pressured to change their recommendations Jimmy Thomson In-Depth Aerin Jacob Alana Westwood Canada Corporate Influence Environment Minister Catherine McKenna environmental assessment environmental law Impact Assessment Act In-Depth Jonathan Moore Martin Oszynski Science solutions