Four major companies working in Alberta’s oilsands have been allowed to suspend some environmental monitoring. The Alberta energy regulator says the decision was made to ensure safety during the COVID-19 pandemic, but as provincial affairs reporter tom Vernon explains, there are concerns about what this might mean for the environment.
- Alberta First Nations worried by suspension of oilsands environmental monitoring
- Alberta suspends some environmental monitoring at 16 oilsands projects due to COVID-19