Imperial Oil faces federal probe over northern Alberta tailings leaks
Imperial Oil is officially under investigation to determine whether the company broke federal law with recent tailings leaks from its Kearl oilsands mine in northern Alberta.
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Imperial Oil is officially under investigation to determine whether the company broke federal law with recent tailings leaks from its Kearl oilsands mine in northern Alberta.
The head of the Alberta Energy Regulator has declined to tell a parliamentary committee when the provincial government was informed of releases from an oilsands tailings pond.
Laurie Pushor told the environment and sustainable development committee he doesn’t want to jeopardize a probe by a third-party contractor hired by the regulator’s board.
The head of the Alberta Energy Regulator has refused to tell a parliamentary committee investigating releases from an oilsands tailings pond about when the provincial government was told about the problem.
Laurie Pushor told the environment and sustainable development committee he doesn’t want to jeopardize a probe by a third-party contractor hired by the regulator’s board.