Regulator's Oilsands Cleanup Claims Unsubstantiated

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Alberta Energy Regulator lacks evidence for tailings spill cleanup claims: study

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Alberta -based ecologist Kevin Timoney analyzed the regulator’s internal reports and data for all 514 tailings spills between 2014 and 2023 .

For the 514 spills he received internal records for, Timoney found that 91 per cent weren’t inspected by the regulator.

Timoney also found numerous inconsistencies between the regulator's internal and public records.

Alberta Energy Regulator says staff do inspections to ensure that spills have been cleaned up and remediated.

In an email Monday , Schulz ’s press secretary Ryan Fournier said Alberta ’s oilsands are “ one of the most highly monitored in the world” and any questions about the validity of the regulator’s processes should be sent to the regulator. “While Alberta ’s monitoring system is one of the best in the world, we expect the AER to do its job and manage these incidents in a timely and effective way,” Fournier said..

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