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At the end of April, in the same week, the federal government passed regulations to reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas industry. In the same week, Alberta too proposed rules for the same purpose. While Alberta’s rules are more permissive, they claim they can achieve equivalent emissions reductions. In this episode on Nimonik Insights, we discuss the section of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act that could exempt Alberta from federal regulations if Alberta is found to have “equivalent provisions.” How is equivalency decided? How has this section been used in the past? Listen to know more.