Environmental Review

• Minnesota regulators give key approvals for Line 3 pipeline

  Line 3 starts in Alberta and clips a corner of North Dakota before crossing northern Minnesota en route to Enbridge's terminal in Superior, Wisconsin.

  Canada

  Feb 3, 2020
  
• U.S. President Donald Trump proposes dramatic overhaul of environmental approval process

  Trump did not specifically mention the long-delayed Keystone XL pipeline, which has been in a state of suspended animation virtually since it was first proposed in 2008, thanks to repeated delays, disputes, protests and redos under then-president Barack Obama.

  Environment

  Jan 9, 2020
  
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• Ottawa will exempt oilsands from new reviews unless Kenney lifts emissions cap

  The list indicates new in situ oilsands projects won't have to go through the new review as long the hard cap imposed by former Premier Rachel Notley stays in place.

  Canada

  May 1, 2019
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• When it comes to the environment, did the Liberals break their promise to overhaul reviews?

  NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh last week said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's actions on the Trans Mountain pipeline break his environmental promises. Is the NDP leader right?

  Canada

  Jun 1, 2018
• Alberta oilsands monitoring needs to be clearer: review

  A review of environmental monitoring in the oilsands says scientists need to do a better job of turning raw data into information the public can use to understand what's happening in the region's ecosystem.

  Canada

  Feb 22, 2016
• B.C. lifts environmental review requirements

  The B.C. government has changed its environmental assessment rules to exempt sweet natural gas plants and destination resorts from review.

  Apr 15, 2014