Drew Anderson wrote for the The Narwhal about Indigenous communities who were not notified of Imperial Oil’s months-long Kearl oilsands leak. First Nations say the energy regulator is ‘not blameless’ despite a new report finding it did no wrong. In a nutshell:A review commissioned by the Alberta Energy Regulator has concluded that the regulator adhered to its policies while handling a previously unreported leak at Imperial Oil’s Kearl oilsands mine in northern Alberta. The incident, which went unreported for nine months, led to outrage, particularly among nearby Indigenous communities. The big picture:An oilsands leak can have significant health and environmental implications.

Source: New York Times October 02, 2023 06:29 UTC