Environment
Alberta premier says changes coming to ensure prompt reporting of oilsands spills
Wednesday, March 22, 2023, 6:27 AM MDT
Premier Danielle Smith says slow public notification of Imperial Oil Limited’s oilsands wastewater spills has illuminated the need for Alberta to ensure future…
Hearings begin before Supreme Court on federal environmental impact assessment law
Wednesday, March 22, 2023, 6:20 AM MDT
Federal lawyers defended the government’s Impact Assessment Act in the Supreme Court of Canada on Tuesday against concerns the legislation was too…
Coal bounces back: 2022 resurgence eases energy security concerns
Monday, March 20, 2023, 8:33 AM MDT
Global coal demand increased in 2022 as countries looked for affordable, secure energy supply after Russian oil and gas exports…
Unpaid oilpatch taxes rise again despite industry boom, say rural municipalities
Wednesday, March 8, 2023, 6:05 AM MST
Unpaid municipal taxes from the Alberta oilpatch keep rising despite the industry's boom, the province's rural communities say. “This is…
B.C. court tosses lawsuit alleging province broke rules to report emission targets
Thursday, January 19, 2023, 6:33 AM MST
A British Columbia judge has tossed out a lawsuit that accused the B.C. government of violating its own rules to…
B.C. signs 'historic' deal with First Nation after court fight over treaty rights
Thursday, January 19, 2023, 6:22 AM MST
A B.C. First Nation and provincial government have signed what's being called a historic agreement towards jointly managing land, water…
‘Defending Saskatchewan’: Moe prepared to take legal actions over pollution laws
Wednesday, October 12, 2022, 6:31 AM MDT
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he’s prepared to take legal action over federal regulations on pollution. Moe says Canadian environmental…
The value proposition for investing in voluntary emissions reductions
Tuesday, September 6, 2022, 6 AM MDT
This is the third in a series of five articles on the 2022 Voluntary Initiatives Report by Highwood Emissions Management.…
Explosive growth in low-carbon certified natural gas signals real change
Tuesday, August 30, 2022, 5:27 AM MDT
This is the second in a series of five articles on the 2022 Voluntary Initiatives Report by Highwood Emissions Management.…
18-year oil spill in Gulf: 1 million gallons collected since 2019
Wednesday, July 13, 2022, 6:22 AM MDT
One million gallons of oil have been collected since April 2019 from the site of the nation's longest oil spill,…
Tidewater pleads guilty to 2019 acidic water release
Thursday, July 7, 2022, 6:12 AM MDT
Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure Ltd. has pleaded guilty to a charge related to the company's release of acidic water in…
Three charges laid for 2019 spill from Newfoundland's Hibernia offshore oil platform
Wednesday, July 6, 2022, 6:12 AM MDT
Newfoundland and Labrador's offshore oil regulator is laying charges in connection with a 2019 oil spill in the Hibernia field,…
