Sonya Savage

• Supreme Court won’t hear appeal on questioning of former Alberta minister in coal lawsuit

  The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear an appeal by the Alberta government regarding a multibillion-dollar coal mining lawsuit that has been launched against the province.

  Environment

  Apr 17, 2025
  
• Alberta well positioned for future, says former UCP environment and energy minister

  In an interview with The Canadian Press, Savage said four years of United Conservative governance left the province well-prepared for the green economy of the future.

  Environment

  Jul 15, 2023
  
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• Alberta Environment Minister Sonya Savage says she won’t seek re-election this spring

  Environment Minister Sonya Savage announced she too has decided not to put her name on the ballot.

  Politics

  Mar 24, 2023
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• Ottawa requests joint ‘working group’ on oilsands contamination with Alberta

  The federal environment minister wants a joint federal-provincial-Indigenous body, with input from industry, to discuss improving tailings pond remediation and containment.

  Canada

  Mar 17, 2023
• Federal and Alberta governments to study oilsands tailings leak communication

  Alberta Environment Minister Sonya Savage and her federal counterpart Steven Guilbeault discussed on Tuesday night the seepage and leak from the Kearl oilsands mine.

  Canada

  Mar 15, 2023
• Kearl oilsands leaks show serious flaws in Canada, Alberta’s industry oversight: experts

  Some experts are saying oilsands operators should now be required to report spills or any other unscheduled releases directly to the federal government.

  Environment

  Mar 12, 2023
• Alberta silence over Kearl oilsands spill ‘worrisome,’ says federal environment minister

  Alberta has an agreement with Ottawa that all such events must be reported promptly to the federal department, which has enforcement responsibilities over water.

  Environment

  Mar 9, 2023
• N.W.T. says lack of notice on Kearl oilsands tailings spill goes against deal with Alberta

  The Northwest Territories said it was never officially notified about the spill, despite the 2015 legally binding Mackenzie Basin Bilateral Water Management agreement with Alberta.

  Environment

  Mar 3, 2023
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• Alberta rural leaders on oil well cleanup plan: ‘How a fox would design a henhouse’

  RStar has been widely criticized by energy economists, who say it would transfer money to companies who don't need it to do work that most are doing anyway.

  Politics

  Nov 10, 2022
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• New Alberta energy minister to keep coal moratorium, consider well cleanup breaks

  Alberta Energy Minister Peter Guthrie confirmed he has no plans to withdraw the order — although he wouldn't say how long it will remain.

  Environment

  Nov 8, 2022