SEEKING LAWYERS WITH A PASSION FOR THE LAW AND THE ENVIRONMENT: ELC STAFF COUNSEL– EDMONTON AB The Environmental Law Centre is seeking a lawyer to join our team. Our activities focus on law reform,...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE On the wrong path: the proposed Trails Act needs changes to ensure trail management reflects science Edmonton, Alberta - November 3, 2021 - The Trails Act (Bill 79) was tabled...
Reimagining Rivers: Animals as Legal Beings – Contesting Anthropocentric Legal Orders Friday, October 29 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm MDT Professor Maneesha Deckha (UVic) and Assistant Professor Jessica Eisen (UAlberta)...
Reimagining Rivers Webinar Series: An online journey Join the Centre for Constitutional Studies and the Environmental Law Centre as we take an online journey to reimagine rivers. Webinar 1: Reimagining Rivers Magpie River...
NOTICE – SUMMER LAW STUDENT POSITION Accepting Applications for mid June to August 2021 Summer Law Student Placement APPLICATION DEADLINE: June 4th 2021 The Environmental Law Centre (ELC) has been seeking strong and...
Take a Stand, Make Decisions Better: Alberta Court of Appeal reboots standing test of the Alberta Environmental Appeals Board Normtek Radiation Services Ltd v Alberta Environmental Appeal Board, 2020 ABCA 456 (CanLII), <http://canlii.ca/t/jc3cb> Take a stand, make decisions...
The polluter pays principle in Alberta: Where to from here? You can now watch the recording of this video by clicking this link. or download the slides at this link. Webinar: Jun 24, 2020...
The polluter pays principle in Alberta: Meeting economic challenges with regulatory certainty To say these are “challenging times” is a gross understatement. Borders closed, energy prices in the basement, propping up the...
Polluter pays principle in Alberta: A state of and a foundation for the future? The ELC ‘s most recent report The Polluter Pays Principle in Alberta Law provides a summary of...
Habitat Matters: Habitat laws, challenges and new directions Habitat is essential to the survival of all species. Our activities across the landscape have a significant impact on the habitat of other...
Bat Week runs from October 24 to October 31st Correction: An earlier version of this blog has been corrected to note that non-licenced animals may be hunted under s.24 of the...
Environmental liabilities and diminished credit facilities: Insolvency, environmental obligations and the impact of the Redwater decision Alberta has a crisis on its hands. A mountain of environmental obligations exists across the...