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The new NDP government says it’s not making any moves yet on its election promise to ban gas drilling in urban areas in Alberta.

The pledge has raised concerns in the energy industry, but Premier Rachel Notley’s government has so far provided no details about how it might follow through on the promise.

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Environment Minister Shannon Phillips said Thursday that she and Energy Minister Marg McCuaig-Boyd have met to discuss the issue but no proposal has been brought forward,

“We have begun our deliberations on this matter,” she said at a news conference in Edmonton.

“I don’t have any specific timelines right now. I can tell you that the energy minister and I are discussing it and have identified some of the priorities for that but we have not taken anything to cabinet.”

McCuaig-Boyd declined an interview request this week but said in a statement the government is sticking with the Alberta Energy Regulator’s current oversight and approval system for urban drilling — at least for now.

“Right now, there is a process in place for companies to follow should they want to develop Alberta’s energy resources. I expect all companies to follow this process, and so do Albertans,” she said.

“No decisions have been made at this point on any changes to that process.”