Paying for pollution: who should be on the hook for environmental harm? Our lives invariably cause a level of pollution: we drive, we use chemicals to clean our clothes and our...
Of backhoes and water woes: reviewing the breadth of landscaping regulation under the Water Act We are not all hydrologists or hydrogeologists and this is likely a good thing (otherwise we...
Green Regs and Ham: Alberta Energy Regulator Year in Review 6/5/2014 Last month, over 100 environmental nonprofit leaders, regulatory lawyers and industry representatives gathered together to enjoy Green Regs & Ham in...
Wellsite ordered reclaimed: in for a penny, now about that pound While the recently issued Environmental Protection Order that mandates the reclamation of an abandoned wellsite is a good step for the site...
Canada’s proposed Fisheries Act regulations: do the feds want “out” of s.91(12) of the Constitution Act? Section 91 (12) of Canada’s Constitution clearly states that “Sea Coast and Inland Fisheries” are...
2013: environmental law and policy, the year in brief ...
Grousing about the value of species or “how much for that caribou in the window?” The first emergency protection order under the federal Species at Risk Act was issued last week...
A confidential mess: The problem with confidentiality when cleaning up pollution Case comment re Imperial Oil Limited v Calgary (City), 2013 ABQB 393 (CanLII). When a polluter contaminates the environment should we know...
Alberta’s new wetland policy: baby steps in an adult world After a very long wait a new wetland policy for the province was released yesterday. The policy is a step forward in...
World Water Day: Celebrating a public resource, now about those laws… When my three year old and six month old see water they vibrate with excitement and want to jump right...
Environment or economy? The divergent perceptions of the purpose of environmental assessments This blog was triggered by a recent media report that a mining company in BC was planning to sue...
The story of Caribou policy in action, or is that inaction A recent story of a road being built in the Little Smokey Caribou range reflects the provincial government’s narrative of...