Alberta is where we live, work, and play, and we care about how energy development affects the environment and the people and wildlife in it. Explore some of our key regulatory topics to see how we are working to mitigate and reduce adverse effects by ensuring energy operations are environmentally responsible.
AER staff slog in the muck to collect samples for study
Sometimes it’s a dirty job. Last fall, the AER and Alberta Health kicked off a study to discover what substances are present during the “flowback” phase of hydraulic…
Alberta’s oilpatch springs to life during the coldest months of the year
When the Alberta Energy Regulator’s (AER’s) Bonnyville field centre’s manager says “it’s gangbusters up here” on a routine call, you pay attention. Especially when it’s…
Study seeks answers about fracking-related emissions
Sporting grey coveralls and a hard hat, Mike Brown has traded in his paper-pushing desk job for the cold and unknown. This is one of many days (and nights) that he and other…
In today’s Alberta, protecting the environment goes hand-in-hand with energy development, and the province’s energy regulator plays the lead role in ensuring that this…
Anyone who has driven through rural Alberta has seen them: old, rusty pump jacks, well heads, abandoned mines, and other energy development relics otherwise known as aging…