Alberta’s Opposition leader says Premier Jason Kenney should step in to reverse a decision by the province’s energy regulator to suspend environmental monitoring.
Rachel Notley says the decision will cost jobs as international investors shy away from an industry increasingly seen as an environmental outlier.
On Wednesday, the Alberta Energy Regulator expanded previous monitoring suspensions for open-pit oilsands mines to include the entire oilpatch. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] Companies no longer have to perform a wide array of monitoring, tests and research on soil, water, air and wildlife.