Alberta suspends environmental monitoring rules for oilsands, citing COVID concerns

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Air-quality programs have been sharply curtailed, along with many other conditions of the companies’ licences.

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Some programs are to resume by the end of September, but most have no restart date.

Alberta Energy Regulator spokesman Shawn Roth says companies must continue to collect most of the information as previously required.

He says in an email the suspensions are likely to remain in place as long as there are other COVID-related orders under the Public Health Act.

More details on the easing of these restrictions are available in the AER’s industry relief update for May 1 here.

The Canadian Press