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Covid-19 Charter Litigation
Alberta Tackling Old Wells and Environmental Liability
- Alberta’s Dirty Legacy
- Alberta farmers file what may be first class-action lawsuit over unpaid oil leases
- Alberta to overhaul orphan wells clean-up rules in effort to 'pay down the mortgage' on soaring environment liabilities
- Alberta government overhauls oil well liability system to fix decades-old issue of inactive sites
- Varcoe: Province unveils new plan to tackle old wells and environmental liabilities
- Clear rules advance cleanup of oil and gas wells
Alberta's Growing Orphan Well Problem
- Alberta auditor general launches probe into orphan wells problem
- Impact of Alberta's inadequate rules for ensuring polluters reclaim their oil wells
- Alberta ranchers, farmers furious over oil and gas companies' failure to clean up their geriatric wells
- Alta. farmers feel heat as oil sector struggles
- Varcoe: Province set to review growing oilpatch liability issues
- Kenneth Green: Alberta's abandoned wells need tending
Supreme Court of Canada Redwater Ruling
- Supreme Court decision on orphan wells good for landowners, taxpayers
- Supreme Court rules energy companies must clean up old wells, even in bankruptcy
- Varcoe: A wise court decision on orphan wells, but now province must act
- 'Bankruptcy is not a license to ignore rules': Supreme Court rules companies must clean up old wells
- Alberta’s Mega Oil and Gas Liability Crisis, Explained
2017 to 2019: Legacy and Abandoned Oil Wells Liabilities and Environmental Impacts
- Orphan well cleanup wait could come at huge cost to Alberta landowners
- 16x9: When the Oil Stops
- When the oil stops: 16×9 takes a closer look at old wells in Canada
- Albertans may face $8B bill for orphan wells unless rules change, lawyer says
Lexin Resources forced to shut down (no longer available online)
- 2018 Plenary Speech
- 2018 Plenary Q&A
- How Large Oil Companies Shed Millions From Their Books
2016/17: Edson Dairy Farm Water Wells Contaminated by Gas Plant Sulfolane
- Alberta energy company, farm owners reach settlement over contaminated land
- Alberta dairy farm settles with energy company over chemical contaminant
- Energy company orders water to be delivered to contaminated Alberta dairy farm
- Farm contaminated by gas industry, family seeks compensation
- Regulator steps in after farm’s land contaminated
2012 to 2014: Farm Families Health Impacts from Peace River Heavy Oil Emissions
- Baytex settles lawsuit by buying four farms
- Baytex likely headed to court over emissions
- Former neighbours tell Baytex hearing health problems drove them away
- Keith Wilson on CBC Alberta@Noon
- Lawyer asks court to shut down oilsands plant releasing harmful odours
- Two studies back family’s concerns with energy company
- Regulator accepts recommendations for Peace River area oil operations
2009 to 2012: Property Rights and Government Land Bills
2009: Swine Flu Human Transmutation Case (H1N1)
