Industry experts believe that changes in the makeup of asphalt and No. 6 fuel oil products stored in heated tanks across the country could pose a risk to workers and nearby communities.
Protesters descended on northern Minnesota over the weekend in an attempt to stop construction of Enbridge’s Line 3 pipeline, which critics say would deal a devastating blow to the water table and lock in unneeded fossil fuel infrastructure.
Hiroko Tabuchi, Matt Furber and Coral Davenport Hiroko Tabuchi reported from New York City, Matt Furber from the protests in Minnesota and Coral Davenport from Washington.
Experts warn Minister O’Regan’s “boost” to industry may be skewing Canada’s approach to climate crisis
Canada’s Department of Natural Resources is acting as a “champion” for the oil and gas industry, intervening in the work of other federal departments to advocate for less regulation of the beleaguered sector, according to documents seen by The Breach.