Mind the Gap: The Municipal Government Act needs to bridge environmental management The ongoing review of Alberta’s Municipal Government Act (MGA), along with the proposed amendments introduced in Bill 21 this spring,...
The Government of Canada announced today that it will be pursuing consultation on federal environmental regulations...
Oil and gas well site reclamation, polluter pays and pie crust promises As was reported last week, a large chunk of change is being sought by the Petroleum Services Association of...
Environmental Rights Act: the “rights” path to sustainability Update: The Environmental Rights Act died on the order paper. A new Manitoba government was elected on April 19th.). The Government of Manitoba introduced...
Biodiversity Management Framework The Environmental Law Centre (ELC) has been involved with the Land Use Framework (LUF) and Alberta Land Stewardship Act (ALSA) from the beginning. Its activities have included commenting...
A Solstice Jingle A light-hearted look back at 2015 is in order. (This time to “Jingle Bells” – nice and short to keep with solstice. This blog may be the counter...
Government as sole protector of instream flows: let’s expand who we trust Water Conservation Trust of Canada v Alberta (Environmental Appeals Board), 2015 ABQB 686. In 2010 the Water Conservation Trust of Canada...
Conservation directives: an unknown and untested tool When we think of protecting Alberta’s landscapes there are a variety of tools that are quite well understood and used: parks on public land,...
Pollution Pocketbook #2: Polluter Pays Principle - Determining when polluters should pay -- "there's no free lunch" Pollution pocketbook is a short blog series regarding how our laws and policies incorporate the...
Our North Saskatchewan Region: ELC launches regional plan information website (but will there be a plan?) Where will the province's regional plans be going with the new government? It’s anyone’s guess at...
From Platform to Policy? Where might environmental policy be heading? The election is behind us and a new majority government is before us. There will undoubtedly be a time of listening...
Pollution Pocketbook #1: Who pays for pollution? Pollution pocketbook is a short blog series regarding how our laws and policies incorporate the polluter pays principle. [caption id="" align="alignright" width="270"] Imperial Refinery,...