Brenda Heelan Powell, Author at Environmental Law Centre

08 Feb Back to what we once HADD (plus more)

Posted at 22:59h in Environmental Assessment, Fisheries, Habitat, Nature and Biodiversity, Species at Risk, Water management by Brenda Heelan Powell 1 Comment

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Back to what we once HADD: Fisheries Act Amendments are Introduced Since the 1970s, section 35 of the Fisheries Act operated to protect fish and fish habitat throughout Canada by prohibiting the...

07 Feb An Update on the Federal Carbon Pricing Backstop

Posted at 20:52h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Energy by Brenda Heelan Powell 0 Comments

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An Update on the Federal Carbon Pricing Backstop: Draft Legislation and a Regulatory Framework Released The need for a federal carbon pricing backstop was articulated in the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth...

31 Jan Going, Going… Gone: Stopping the Loss of Agricultural Lands in Alberta

Posted at 16:21h in Agriculture, Forestry & Mining, Land Use, Nature and Biodiversity, Sustainable Communities by Brenda Heelan Powell 3 Comments

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Going, Going… Gone Moving from Conversion to Conservation: Stopping the Loss of Agricultural Lands in Alberta Loss of Agricultural Lands In late 2017, the Alberta Land Institute issued its Economic Evaluation of Farmland Conversion...

19 Dec Amendments to the Environmental Powers of Municipalities

Posted at 17:15h in Cumulative Effects, Environmental Rights, Land Use, Market Based Instruments, Municipal Government Act, Public Participation, Sustainable Communities by Brenda Heelan Powell 0 Comments

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Amendments to the Environmental Powers of Municipalities: What has Changed? What Changes are on their Way? Municipal powers for environmental protection and stewardship Municipalities play a key role in managing and protecting Alberta’s environment through...

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

Posted at 19:36h in Environmental Assessment, Environmental Rights, Indigenous affairs, Nature and Biodiversity, Parks & Recreation by Brenda Heelan Powell 0 Comments

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The Qat’muk Grizzly Bear Spirit, the Jumbo Valley Ski Resort & the Protection of Sacred Lands in New Zealand In early November, the Supreme Court of Canada issued its much anticipated decision in...

17 Oct Canada’s Progress on Mitigating and Adapting to Climate Change

Posted at 20:37h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change by Brenda Heelan Powell 0 Comments

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Canada’s Progress on Mitigating and Adapting to Climate Change: 2017 Fall Reports of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development (CESD) Earlier this month, the Commissioner of Environment and Sustainable Development (CESD) tabled...

22 Aug Public Impact on Climate Change Law and Policy

Posted at 22:50h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Energy, Environmental Rights, Public Participation by Brenda Heelan Powell 0 Comments

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Public Impact on Climate Change Law and Policy There have been significant developments in climate change law and policy at both the provincial and federal level over the past couple of...

08 Aug Methane Reduction under the Climate Change Leadership Plan

Posted at 19:37h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Energy, Pollution & Emissions by Brenda Heelan Powell 1 Comment

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Methane Reduction under the Climate Change Leadership Plan The ELC releases its latest paper in the Climate Change Legal Roadmap series: Methane Reduction under the Climate Change Leadership Plan This blog is part...

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

Posted at 17:54h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Energy, Indigenous affairs by Brenda Heelan Powell 0 Comments

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Supreme Court of Canada issues two decisions on Indigenous Consultation and the National Energy Board This blog is part of the Environmental Law Centre’s blog series exploring climate change law in Canada....

13 Jul Federal Government Discussion Paper on the Reviews

Posted at 16:38h in Climate and Energy, Energy, Environmental Assessment, Public Participation, Water, Water management by Brenda Heelan Powell 1 Comment

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Federal Government Discussion Paper on the Reviews Federal Response to the Environmental Assessment, the National Energy Board, the Navigation Protection Act and Fisheries Act Reviews The Government of Canada is currently reviewing several federal environmental and...

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

Posted at 15:21h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Energy by Brenda Heelan Powell 0 Comments

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Alberta’s Climate Leadership Plan: An Update on Law and Policy Developments Over the past 18 months we have seen a rapidly changing law and policy landscape for climate change mitigation in Alberta. The...

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

Posted at 20:15h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change by Brenda Heelan Powell 0 Comments