The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 Could oil and gas drilling happen off B.C.’s coast? A new lawsuit aims to prevent it https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-lawsuit-offshore-oil-gas-permits/ Tue, 09 Aug 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=57265 Conservation groups want to keep resource development out of marine waters that support millions of seabirds and face multiple environmental threats, despite supposedly being protected Ainslie Cruickshank News B.C. climate change Offshore Drilling oil and gas wildlife Photo: Ryan Tidman waves can be seen crashing against the rocky shoreline of small rocky islands found off the northwest coast of Vancouver Island Canada in deepwater: behind the Trudeau government’s approval of the Bay du Nord offshore oil development https://thenarwhal.ca/bay-du-nord-newfoundland-approved/ Wed, 06 Apr 2022 22:14:07 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=47757 Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault greenlit Newfoundland’s first deepwater oil and gas development project. Questions remain about how that decision was made Elaine Anselmi In-Depth federal politics Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Drilling oil and gas Photo: Geoff Whiteway Offshore supply vessel leaves St. John's harbour; Bay du Nord Inside the Trudeau government’s decision to weaken oversight of Newfoundland oil and gas exploration https://thenarwhal.ca/newfoundland-oil-gas-federal-oversight/ Thu, 10 Mar 2022 16:42:08 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=44791 The Impact Assessment Act was meant to strengthen Canada’s federal environmental reviews. But court documents show how industry-friendly politicians and departments used it to push the province’s offshore development goals forward Elaine Anselmi In-Depth federal politics Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Drilling oil and gas Photo: Geoff Whiteway Offshore oil and gas rig near shore of Newfoundland Most of Canada’s marine protected areas still threatened by oil and gas, dumping and trawling: report https://thenarwhal.ca/canada-marine-parks-oceans-cpaws/ Thu, 28 Oct 2021 19:29:44 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=37415 A new assessment from the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society finds only a fraction of established ocean conservation regions actually enjoy enough protections to meet goals of preserving or restoring marine life Ainslie Cruickshank News Oceans Offshore Drilling protected areas Photo: Markus / Thalassia Environmental MPA, marine protected area, biodiversity, CPAWS B.C. committed to regional environmental assessments, but experts warn they might never happen https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-regional-environmental-assessments-regulations-delayed/ Mon, 02 Nov 2020 21:43:08 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=23393 COVID-19 has delayed the Environmental Assessment Office’s work on establishing regulations for regional assessments, which will look at the cumulative effects of all past, present and future industrial projects Matt Simmons In-Depth B.C. coronavirus forestry LNG LNG Canada mining Offshore Drilling Todagin Plateau A deepsea ‘oasis’ is slated to become Canada’s biggest protected area https://thenarwhal.ca/deepsea-oasis-slated-become-canadas-biggest-protected-area/ Thu, 27 Jun 2019 20:08:21 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=12407 An area four times the size of Vancouver Island is home to smoking vents, volcanic islands just under the water and a staggering abundance of life Jimmy Thomson In-Depth deepsea mining deepsea oasis Department of Fisheries and Oceans environmental law fishing hydrothermal vents Indigenous marine protected area mining ocean networks canada Oceans Offshore Drilling protected areas seamounts solutions water wildlife Canada bans deep-sea mining, oil and gas drilling in marine protected areas https://thenarwhal.ca/canada-bans-deep-sea-mining-oil-and-gas-drilling-in-marine-protected-areas/ Fri, 26 Apr 2019 20:26:20 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=11101 The decision, which also prevents waste dumping and bottom trawling, helps inch Canada closer to its international commitment to protect 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas by 2020 James Wilt News Aichi targets conservation marine protected areas Oceans Offshore Drilling protected areas solutions Mackenzie River Delta Newfoundland’s offshore oil gamble https://thenarwhal.ca/newfoundlands-offshore-oil-gamble/ Tue, 19 Feb 2019 19:43:46 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=9980 The largest oil spill in the province’s history has researchers calling for stronger oversight while government plans to double production by 2030 Greg Mercer In-Depth Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board environmental law Grand Banks Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Drilling Oil slick BP Offshore Rig Moves to Nova Scotia Coast Before Drill Permits Granted https://thenarwhal.ca/bp-offshore-rig-moves-nova-scotia-coast-before-drill-permits-granted/ Tue, 10 Apr 2018 22:40:33 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2018/04/10/bp-offshore-rig-moves-nova-scotia-coast-before-drill-permits-granted/ James Wilt News News Nova Scotia Offshore Drilling protected areas Scotia Shelf water ‘We’re Under Assault’: Feds Quietly Approve Deepwater Oil Drilling Off Nova Scotia https://thenarwhal.ca/we-re-under-assault-feds-quietly-approve-deepwater-oil-drilling-nova-scotia/ Sat, 03 Feb 2018 17:20:05 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2018/02/03/we-re-under-assault-feds-quietly-approve-deepwater-oil-drilling-nova-scotia/ James Wilt News Catherine McKenna Corporate Influence deepwater horizon News Nova Scotia Offshore Drilling offshore petroleum board oil spill Scotian Shelf water Canada’s Offshore Petroleum Boards Under Fire for Conflict of Interest https://thenarwhal.ca/canada-s-offshore-petroleum-boards-under-fire-conflict-interest/ Fri, 02 Feb 2018 21:06:39 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2018/02/02/canada-s-offshore-petroleum-boards-under-fire-conflict-interest/ James Wilt In-Depth Canada Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board conflict of interest Corporate Influence environmental assessments In-Depth Newfoundland and Labrador Nova Scotia Offshore Drilling offshore petroleum board