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Alberta oil regulator stopped enforcing gas flaring limits after government pressure, documents show

The Alberta Energy Regulator halted enforcement of a 20-year gas flaring cap after government pressure, leading to a 36% exceedance of limits in 2024, with rising flaring in 2025.

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The regulator in charge of environmental enforcement in Canada's main oil-producing province bent to pressure from the provincial government and oil companies to eliminate a limit on natural gas flaring as Canadian oil production increased, according to documents seen by Reuters.

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Exclusive: Alberta oil regulator stopped enforcing gas flaring limits after government pressure, documents show

The regulator in charge of environmental enforcement in Canada's main oil-producing province bent to pressure from the provincial government and oil companies to eliminate a limit on natural gas flaring as Canadian oil production increased, according to documents seen

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Alberta oil regulator stopped enforcing gas flaring limits after government pressure, records show

End to the province’s 20-year-old flaring limit an example of the challenges Canada faces in balancing climate commitments and economic growth

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Canada gas flaring on track to surpass now-eliminated limit for third straight year: data

Exclusive-Canada gas flaring on track to surpass now-eliminated limit for third straight year: data ...

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