Alberta Energy Regulator

• Chair of Alberta Energy Regulator says he’s stepping down in September

  David Goldie joined the AER in 2019 when the board was given the mandate to reform the organization's governance and make it more streamlined. 

  Canada

  Apr 9
  
• Federal officials say Alberta coal mine moving ahead without permits

  Environmental groups want Ottawa to enforce its rules on an Alberta coal site that has started building an underground test mine without the proper permits. 

  Canada

  Mar 7
  
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• Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation suing Alberta Energy Regulator for Kearl oil spill

  The Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation is suing the Alberta Energy Regulator for its alleged failure to regulate Imperial Oil's Kearl oilsands facility.

  Canada

  Mar 6
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• Panel upholds Alberta regulator’s orders against embattled energy company

  An order issued in March 2023 called for AlphaBow to demonstrate reasonable care and measures at its sites.

  Canada

  Feb 29
• Alberta Energy Regulator accepts Rockies coal mine application, will call public hearing

  Alberta's energy regulator says it will accept an application and open hearings into a controversial open-pit coal mine on the southern slopes of the province's Rocky Mountains.

  Economy

  Feb 23
• Alberta Energy Regulator underestimated oil well liability, internal documents show

  Internal documents from Alberta's energy regulator suggest the province's environmental liability for oil and gas wells could be nearly triple earlier amounts. 

  Environment

  Jan 19
• Opposition NDP, First Nation chief want public review of Alberta Energy Regulator

  Alberta's New Democrat Opposition and a prominent First Nations leader are calling for a review of the province's energy regulator to be held in public, with public input.

  Environment

  Nov 27, 2023
• Alberta Energy Regulator won’t reconsider approval for Suncor expansion into wetland

  Alberta's energy regulator ruled Thursday that it won't reconsider approvals for Suncor to expand an oilsands mine into a wetland once considered for environmental protection.

  Canada

  Nov 23, 2023
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• Alberta NDP decries contract for government supporter to review energy regulator

  A recently released document shows David Yager, a longtime oilpatch executive, journalist and conservative activist, is being paid $70,000 to review the Alberta Energy Regulator.

  Canada

  Nov 23, 2023
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• Peer-reviewed academic report calls for public inquiry into Alberta Energy Regulator

  Academics at the University of Calgary are calling for a public review of the Alberta Energy Regulator, describing it as secretive and too close to industry.

  Environment

  Oct 11, 2023