Environmental Monitoring

• Vancouver company leads Canadian effort to monitor endangered right whales from space

  The goal is to help prevent interactions with ships and fishing gear, two of the leading causes of North Atlantic right whale deaths that are threatening the endangered species.

  Environment

  Feb 1, 2021
  
• 400,000 litres of produced water spills from pipeline near Drayton Valley: AER

  The Alberta Energy Regulator is reporting a spill of about 400,000 litres of salty produced water from a pipeline owned by oil and gas producer ARC Resources Ltd.

  Canada

  Dec 29, 2020
  
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• Canadian oilsands tailings ponds leaking; federal enforcement unclear: report

  An international environmental watchdog says there's convincing evidence that oilsands tailings ponds are leaking.

  Environment

  Sep 3, 2020
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• Alberta, Ottawa sign deal that cuts major environmental monitoring of oilsands

  Alberta has signed an agreement with the federal government that makes major cuts to environmental monitoring of the oilsands.

  Canada

  Aug 4, 2020
• Alberta reinstating environmental monitoring in industry, oilpatch on July 15

  Environmental critics had been demanding the government reinstate the monitoring, questioning why it was shut down while other energy operations were deemed essential and allowed to continue.

  Environment

  Jun 23, 2020
• Alberta scientists criticize decision to suspend some environmental monitoring of oil industry

  Shutting down a broad range of Alberta's environmental monitoring over pandemic fears wasn't necessary, says the head of a group responsible for such work.

  Environment

  Jun 16, 2020
• Letter asks federal government to force Alberta to reinstate oilpatch monitoring

  A dozen conservation and Indigenous groups have written federal Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson asking him to force the Alberta government to reinstate environmental monitoring in the province's oilpatch.

  Environment

  Jun 10, 2020
• First Nations, environmentalists ask for Alberta to restart oilpatch monitoring

  Seven environmental and Indigenous groups are asking the Alberta government to restart monitoring in the province's oilpatch as soon as possible.

  Environment

  Jun 4, 2020
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• Notley says Kenney should reverse AER decision to suspend environmental monitoring of oil industry

  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney should step in to reverse a decision by the province's energy regulator to suspend most environmental monitoring in the oilpatch, says the province's Opposition leader.

  Environment

  May 22, 2020
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• Alberta Energy Regulator suspends monitoring requirements across oil and gas industry

  In two new sweeping decisions published on May 20, the provincial regulator said that it was no longer safe for the companies to continue monitoring environmental impacts due to the threat of COVID-19.

  Canada

  May 21, 2020