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...
Woodland caribou – an iconic Canadian species – has been legally recognized as a threatened species under Alberta’s Wildlife Act...
It is essential to ensure the maintenance of Alberta’s grasslands – especially native grasslands – for their significant carbon storage...
Recent proactive steps have been taken to respond to the critical drought in Alberta. In mid-April, the provincial government announced...
Following the release of the Alberta Utilities Commission’s (AUC) Module A report, the moratorium on renewable energy development has ended....
Drought Watch 2024: Forests and Drought Management in Alberta Alberta is currently experiencing severe drought conditions. Drought can have a...
Since 2018, Alberta has had legislation which supports PACE programming via the Clean Energy Improvements Regulation (CEIP Regulation) and amendments...
Authors: Brenda Heelan Powell & Jason Unger Has the Supreme Court of Canada dismantled the foundation of federal project assessments...
As has been widely reported, in early August, the Government of Alberta (GOA) unexpectedly placed a moratorium on the issuance...
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