Alberta orders Suncor to solve emission problems

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CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - The Alberta government said on Tuesday it ordered Suncor Energy Inc to come up with a plan to cut emissions of deadly hydrogen sulfide at its oil sands operations after several reports of high concentrations this year.

CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - The Alberta government said on Tuesday it ordered Suncor Energy Inc to come up with a plan to cut emissions of deadly hydrogen sulfide at its oil sands operations after several reports of high concentrations this year.

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The Environment Ministry said Suncor must audit 2007 incidents when ground-level concentrations of the gas exceeded acceptable levels and develop a monitoring plan to identify sources of hydrogen sulfide by January 14.

(Reporting by Jeffrey Jones; Editing by Peter Galloway)