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⬤ LOW 10 Aug 2026, 08:55 UTC

Alberta has almost 78,000 inactive wells. Landowners say the cleanup plan is rigged

The Alberta government’s latest scheme to reduce the 77,869 inactive wells, which haven’t produced fossil fuels for at least six months, has some people convinced that the deck is stacked against rural landowners and in favour of oil and gas interests.
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