Thank you for attending the ELC webinar on March 26th. Rewatch the webinar below. The webinar reviewed highlights from our new publication Regulatory...
Alberta’s wetlands are biodiverse ecosystems that provide immense ecological benefits such as improved water quality, flood and drought protection, and...
Alberta’s wetlands are a keystone ecosystem, found across all the province’s biomes and linked to aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems that...
Alberta’s wetlands are a vital natural resource under significant pressure. Despite their ecological importance—providing water storage, flood mitigation, and biodiversity...
In mid-February, the Alberta Court of King’s Bench issued its decision in Skibsted v Alberta (Environment and Protected Areas), the...
In anticipation of two forthcoming publications, the ELC will be presenting a webinar on March 26th at 12 pm MST....
The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) issues bulletins to advise about new regulatory requirements, new programs or new processes. In 2025,...
The All-Season Resorts Act and amendments proposed by Bill 10: Red Tape Reduction Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 (No. 2) The...
In April 2025, the Government of Alberta (GOA) issued its Mature Asset Strategy: What We Heard and Recommendations report. The...
By Brenda Heelan Powell, Staff Counsel, Environmental Law Centre August 19, 2025 – The Eastern Slopes of the Rocky Mountains...
Edmonton, AB — 19th August, 2025 — Communities are not merely seeking coal industry modernization as proposed by the government’s...
Coal development brings with it significant environmental concerns around habitat loss (especially for species at risk) and impacts on water...
Environmental laws and policies change often. Sometimes it’s little tweaks here and there; other times, it’s major shifts in regulatory...
In the Information Sheet issued by the Government of Alberta on December 23rd last year, the intentions of the Coal...
On June 6th, the federal government tabled Bill C-5: An Act to enact the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in...
Five years ago, the Government of Alberta began Environment Week by announcing its rescission of the 1976 Coal Development Policy...
Despite their immense value as carbon sinks, habitat and biodiversity hotspots, native grasslands are “among the most threatened ecosystems in...
Highlights: Canary in the Coal Mine? The GOA announced its initiative to modernize coal mining (on Friday before Christmas) but...
Inside this blog A review of native grasslands in Alberta, including its history, threats, and importance. A look at regulatory...
This post was originally published on ABlawg.ca Written by: Brenda Heelan Powell, Arlene Kwasniak, Braum Barber, and Ruiping Luo ...
On June 20th, two federal bills addressing a variety of environmental matters were passed into law. Bill C-59 amends several...
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