Author: Brenda Heelan Powell

Amendments to the Environmental Powers of Municipalities

Amendments to the Environmental Powers of Municipalities: What has Changed? What Changes are on their Way?   Municipal powers...

The Qat’muk Grizzly Bear Spirit, the Jumbo Valley Ski Resort & the Protection of Sacred Lands in New Zealand

The Qat’muk Grizzly Bear Spirit, the Jumbo Valley Ski Resort & the Protection of Sacred Lands in New Zealand  ...

Canada’s Progress on Mitigating and Adapting to Climate Change

Canada’s Progress on Mitigating and Adapting to Climate Change: 2017 Fall Reports of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable...

Public Impact on Climate Change Law and Policy

Public Impact on Climate Change Law and Policy   There have been significant developments in climate change law and policy...

Methane Reduction under the Climate Change Leadership Plan

Methane Reduction under the Climate Change Leadership Plan The ELC releases its latest paper in the Climate Change Legal Roadmap...

Supreme Court of Canada issues two decisions on Indigenous Consultation and the National Energy Board

Supreme Court of Canada issues two decisions on Indigenous Consultation and the National Energy Board   This blog is part...

Federal Government Discussion Paper on the Reviews

Federal Government Discussion Paper on the Reviews Federal Response to the Environmental Assessment, the National Energy Board, the Navigation Protection...

LawNow.org: Alberta’s Climate Leadership Plan – An Update on Law and Policy Developments

Alberta’s Climate Leadership Plan: An Update on Law and Policy Developments   Over the past 18 months we have seen...

Climate Change Blog Series: Oil Sands Emission Limit under the Climate Change Leadership Plan

Climate Change Blog Series: The ELC releases its latest paper in the Climate Change Legal Roadmap series: Oil Sands Emission...

Climate Change Blog Series: Federal Government releases its Technical Paper on the Federal Carbon Pricing Backstop

Climate Change Blog Series: Federal Government releases its Technical Paper on the Federal Carbon Pricing Backstop   This blog is...

Highlights of Federal Environmental Legislation Reviews

Highlights of Federal Environmental Legislation Reviews: Reports released for the Environmental Assessment, the National Energy Board, the Navigation Protection Act...

Supreme Court of Canada issues Decision in Ernst v. Alberta Energy Regulator and Jessica Ernst’s Claim for Charter Damages

Supreme Court of Canada issues Decision in Jessica Ernst’s Claim for Charter Damages   On January 13th, in Ernst v....

Climate Change Blog Series: Legislative Updates on Alberta’s Climate Leadership Plan

Climate Change Blog Series: Legislative Updates on Alberta’s Climate Leadership Plan   This is the fourteenth post in the Environmental...

Climate Change Blog Series: Update on Recent Developments in Climate Change Law & Policy

Climate Change Blog Series: Update on Recent Developments in Climate Change Law & Policy   This is the twelfth post...

Climate Change Blog Series: Highlights from the Leaders’ Statement on a North American Climate, Clean Energy and Environment Partnership

Climate Change Blog Series: Highlights from the Leaders’ Statement on a North American Climate, Clean Energy and Environment Partnership  ...

Climate Change Blog Series: Pipeline Safety Act comes into force later this Month

Climate Change Blog Series: Pipeline Safety Act comes into force later this Month   This is the eighth post in...

Spring Update on the Municipal Government Act Review

Spring Update on the Municipal Government Act Review   As indicated in previous posts on this blog, the Alberta government...

Climate Change Law Blog Series: The Paris Agreement and the Federal Sustainable Development Strategy

Climate Change Law Blog Series: The Paris Agreement and the Federal Sustainable Development Strategy   This is the fifth post...

Alberta Energy Regulator issues its Model for Regulatory Excellence

Alberta Energy Regulator issues its Model for Regulatory Excellence   The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) has recently issued The Alberta...

Climate Change Law Blog Series: Cities and Climate Change

Climate Change Law Blog Series: Cities and Climate Change   This is the third post in the Environmental Law Centre’s...

Climate Change Blog Series: Problems with Pesticides and Pipelines (Fall 2015 Report of Canada’s Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development)

Climate Change Blog Series: Problems with Pesticides and Pipelines (Fall 2015 Report of Canada’s Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable...

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