Scientists criticize Alberta’s suspension of environmental monitoring in oil and gas industry

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“The process at the , that was done by their organization. I didn’t see any of that.Government spokespeople have said it has been too risky to move people into and out of the field, find places for them to stay and keep them and their contacts safe.

“Most if not all of our work could be done with PPE protective controls. If there can’t be … controls, then you don’t do the work. But that would be left up to us.”“We’ve already missed snowpack analysis. We’ve already missed the spring freshet . That’s going to be a data gap for 2020.” Wrona said it’s normal for long-term data sets to include changes and adjustments to how information is collected. Much monitoring still goes on, he said, but he advises more consultation in the future.

Three First Nations have requested a regulatory appeal of the decision, saying their treaty rights were violated because they weren’t consulted. Three other Indigenous groups, as well as several environmental groups, have asked the federal government to force Alberta to resume the work.

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