Inside this blog A review of native grasslands in Alberta, including its history, threats, and importance. A look at regulatory guidelines and policies for grassland conservation, management and land use...
This post was originally published on ABlawg.ca Written by: Brenda Heelan Powell, Arlene Kwasniak, Braum Barber, and Ruiping Luo Statute Commented On: The Alberta Emergency Statutes Amendment Act, 2024, SA 2024, c 9 Emergency Legislation and the Rule...
On June 20th, two federal bills addressing a variety of environmental matters were passed into law. Bill C-59 amends several pieces of legislation in order to implement a number of...
Woodland caribou – an iconic Canadian species - has been legally recognized as a threatened species under Alberta’s Wildlife Act since 1985. By June 2018, the federal government released a...
It is essential to ensure the maintenance of Alberta’s grasslands – especially native grasslands – for their significant carbon storage and biodiversity services. Unfortunately, Alberta’s approach to the conservation and...
[su_box title="Background" style="soft" box_color="#509d31" radius="9"]In February, we began our series of blog posts on how the protection of our wetlands, forests and grasslands may be a solution to prevent even...
Following the release of the Alberta Utilities Commission’s (AUC) Module A report, the moratorium on renewable energy development has ended. However, in light of the Government of Alberta’s (GOA) response...
Drought Watch 2024: Forests and Drought Management in Alberta Alberta is currently experiencing severe drought conditions. Drought can have a negative impact on forest health, dynamics, abundance and distribution of tree...
Since 2018, Alberta has had legislation which supports PACE programming via the Clean Energy Improvements Regulation (CEIP Regulation) and amendments to the Municipal Government Act (MGA).[1] The amendments to the...
Authors: Brenda Heelan Powell & Jason Unger Has the Supreme Court of Canada dismantled the foundation of federal project assessments or have we simply reset the foundation of the past? Alberta...
As has been widely reported, in early August, the Government of Alberta (GOA) unexpectedly placed a moratorium on the issuance of approvals for hydro developments and power plants producing renewable...
The Next Government needs to address Alberta’s Fossil Fuel Liabilities Part 2: Oil Sands Fluid Tailings Management Part 1 of this blog (see here) looked at the end of life environmental liabilities...