From oil well to wetland: meet the B.C. First Nations reclaiming old oil and gas wells on their homelands
Aski Restoration is ‘healing the land’ in their historic homelands
As Alberta landowners struggle with orphan wells, documents show regulator anxious about gaps in system
The Alberta Energy Regulator feared a ‘landslide’ of orphan wells — already an ‘exponentially large...
Alberta wants to subsidize oil and gas companies to clean up their mess. Here’s what you need to know
The proposed pilot oil and gas cleanup incentive program — first pitched to the government...
Alberta officials withholding list of hundreds of dangerous oil and gas sites from public
Newly obtained documents reveal the Alberta Energy Regulator has kept a confidential list of ‘potentially...
A Petro-Canada gas station polluted their land decades ago — they’re still fighting to get it cleaned up
Across Alberta, underground storage tanks have contaminated properties, often rendering neighbouring land nearly worthless. Finding...
$100 million in federal funding for cleanup of Alberta oil and gas wells went to sites licensed to CNRL
Canadian Natural Resources Limited — which has reported an average annual profit of $1.9 billion...
Canada’s oil and gas sector received $18 billion in subsidies, public financing during pandemic: report
Despite long-held promises to phase out fossil fuel subsidies, Ottawa increased assistance to the industry...
Alberta covered $20 million in unpaid land rent for oil and gas operators in 2020
The bill for delinquent companies — picked up almost entirely by taxpayers — is up...
Ranch Energy bankruptcy finalized, 401 orphan wells dumped on B.C. for cleanup
The new oil and gas sites more than double the province’s orphan well tally, bringing...
