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B.C. approved LNG Canada after black smoke warning: docs

One resident said he ‘wasn’t expecting black smoke,’ which can signal higher levels of toxic pollutants in the air. Another said she’s concerned about potential health impacts because she wants to have a family

LNG Canada dropped commitments to operate ‘without routine flaring’: docs

For years, LNG Canada made environmental commitments in documents submitted to B.C.’s energy regulator. It removed them before the facility launched — then the flaring started

Canada-Germany deal shows LNG as a climate solution is ‘false’

B.C. natural gas would replace Russian gas, not coal, which experts say weakens arguments that liquefied natural gas lowers global emissions

The past, present and future of B.C. salmon in the Skeena watershed

Ten years ago, Indigenous leaders led allies in protecting Lelu Island. In Prince Rupert, B.C., this month, a group took a moment to celebrate, before facing the challenge of future stewardship

B.C. electricity costs are rising. Who’s going to pay for it?

In B.C., residential electricity customers pay almost twice as much as big businesses. As demand for power spikes, the cost of infrastructure and daily use is only going to go up

LNG Canada exceeds estimated 2024 global record for burned gas

Exclusive: The LNG Canada plant — the country’s first major LNG facility, owned by Shell, Petronas, Korea Gas, PetroChina and Mitsubishi — is one of the highest sources of global emissions for flaring, undermining claims that Canada produces the cleanest natural gas in the world

Revealing B.C.’s cancelled 2026 throne speech

Through a freedom of information request, The Narwhal accessed B.C.’s undelivered throne speech. It details the province’s plans for LNG, mining and Indigenous Rights

With possibility of an LNG export project, a Newfoundland village looks to B.C.

As talk about developing an LNG export project in Newfoundland and Labrador continues, residents have questions — and the answers might be on the other side of the country

The secretive, foreign-owned LNG export project in Quebec, explained

The Baie-Comeau LNG project could be Canada’s third largest liquefied natural gas export project. As its Norwegian proponent holds closed-door talks with government, Quebec residents and advocates say they’re being left in the dark

LNG Canada likely delaying flaring fix to save money

The company says an issue with one of its flares will take three years to fix. Experts believe the company is prioritizing profits over the public and ask why the B.C. regulator isn’t stepping in