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20 Jun Drought Watch 2024: Grasslands and Drought Management in Alberta

Posted at 19:36h in Climate Change, Conservation, Constitution, Nature and Biodiversity, Water management by Brenda Heelan Powell 0 Comments

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It is essential to ensure the maintenance of Alberta’s grasslands – especially native grasslands – for their significant carbon storage and biodiversity services. Unfortunately, Alberta’s approach to the conservation and...

05 Jun Drought Watch 2024: Recent Drought Management Responses in Alberta include the introduction of Bill 21: Emergency Statutes Amendment Act

Posted at 07:36h in Climate and Energy, Constitution, Reimagining Rivers, Water management by Brenda Heelan Powell 0 Comments

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[su_box title="Background" style="soft" box_color="#509d31" radius="9"]In February, we began our series of blog posts on how the protection of our wetlands, forests and grasslands may be a solution to prevent even...

03 Jun Amending what’s not broken: The proposed amendments to the federal Impact Assessment Act

Posted at 14:31h in Climate and Energy, Constitution, Environmental Assessment by Anya Manukyan 0 Comments

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The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) in its reference opinion determined that portions of the federal Impact Assessment Act (“IAA”) are unconstitutional. The federal government has recently proposed amendments to...

19 Apr Renewables Moratorium Shifted not Lifted: AUC’s Module A Renewables Inquiry Report Released to the Public

Posted at 08:38h in Climate and Energy, Conservation, Land Use, Renewable energy, Sustainable Communities by Brenda Heelan Powell 0 Comments

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Following the release of the Alberta Utilities Commission’s (AUC) Module A report, the moratorium on renewable energy development has ended. However, in light of the Government of Alberta’s (GOA) response...

21 Mar Drought Watch 2024: Forests and Drought Management in Alberta

Posted at 08:46h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Conservation, Water, Water management by Brenda Heelan Powell 0 Comments

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Drought Watch 2024: Forests and Drought Management in Alberta Alberta is currently experiencing severe drought conditions. Drought can have a negative impact on forest health, dynamics, abundance and distribution of tree...

07 Mar Employment Opportunity: ELC is seeking a law student for a summer research position. Apply today!

Posted at 11:44h in Climate and Energy by Jason Unger 0 Comments

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APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 25, 2024 The Environmental Law Centre (Alberta) (ELC) is inviting applications from law students for a summer research position. Currently enrolled law students are eligible to apply. The position...

29 Feb Drought Watch 2024: Wetlands & Drought Management in Alberta

Posted at 11:42h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Water, Water management, Watershed management by Rebecca Kauffman 0 Comments

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“This winter, snowpack is below average, rivers are at record low levels and multiple reservoirs remain well below capacity.”[1] This is the stark introduction to a Government of Alberta announcement...

21 Feb Pollution Management and Contaminated Sites in Alberta: Current Challenges, Jurisdictional Approaches and Law Reforms

Posted at 09:07h in Climate and Energy by Jason Unger 0 Comments

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The Environmental Law Centre invites you to join our webinar discussion around contaminated sites and the law on February 27, 2024 at 12:00pm. Register here Alberta has thousands of estimated contaminated...

08 Jan Job Post: Staff counsel term position at the ELC

Posted at 22:02h in Job Opportunity by Jason Unger 0 Comments

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The Environmental Law Centre is seeking a lawyer to fill a term position as Staff Counsel. Our activities focus on law reform, research and public legal education in areas of environmental and natural resources...

18 Nov Maybe not the last (plastic) straw: Federal Court quashes federal order aimed at regulating “Plastic Manufactured Items”

Posted at 00:00h in Constitution, EPR Extended Producer Responsibility, Polluter Pays, Pollution & Emissions, Waste Management by Rebecca Kauffman 0 Comments

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(Photo: Horia Varlan from Bucharest, Romania, CC BY 2.0) ___________________________________________________________________________ Attempts by the federal government to tackle plastic pollution suffered a setback yesterday as the Federal Court of Canada quashed the federal...

16 Nov Join us for a panel discussion – The SCC Impact Assessment Act Decision: federal assessments – past, present, and future

Posted at 18:07h in Climate and Energy, Environmental Assessment, Indigenous Rights by Jason Unger 0 Comments

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Join our panelists Brenda Heelan Powell (ELC) and Prof. Andrew Leach, and Prof. Cameron Jefferies, from the Faculty of Law (University of Alberta) as we dive into the Supreme Court...

06 Nov A Better PACE for Alberta: ELC recommends law reforms to increase financing and flexibility of Alberta’s Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) programs

Posted at 21:48h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Energy, Municipal Government Act, Solar by Brenda Heelan Powell 0 Comments

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Since 2018, Alberta has had legislation which supports PACE programming via the Clean Energy Improvements Regulation (CEIP Regulation) and amendments to the Municipal Government Act (MGA).[1] The amendments to the...