02 Feb 2022: A Year in Review
2022 Year in Review We are grateful for your continued support in advocating for laws that will sustain ecosystems and ensure a healthy environment. With your help, the ELC 's work...
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17 Nov Engaging new regulatory approaches to generate revenue for environmental management: ELC report
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Engaging new regulatory approaches to generate revenue for environmental management: ELC report Resources are needed to address a broad suite of environmental challenges in Alberta: point source pollution, non-point source pollution and...
19 Oct CESD finds insufficient Monitoring, Listing and Enforcement is undermining protection of Species at Risk and Biodiversity in Canada
CESD finds insufficient Monitoring, Listing and Enforcement is undermining protection of Species at Risk and Biodiversity in Canada Since 1995, the Office of the Auditor General of Canada has had a mandate...
13 Oct Accounting for nature: Increasing revenues in support of environmental management
Accounting for nature: Increasing revenues in support of environmental management Alberta is no stranger to budgetary turmoil thanks to its significant reliance on oil and gas revenues and the tumultuous pricing...
26 Sep The Canadian Constitution, the Environment, and the Misguided Notions of Provincial Sovereignty
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The Canadian Constitution, the Environment, and the Misguided Notions of Provincial Sovereignty The proposed Alberta Sovereignty Act has been extensively discussed in the media and in the legal realm since it...
01 Sep Updates to Alberta’s Geothermal Resource Regulatory System
Updates to Alberta’s Geothermal Resource Regulatory System Alberta’s system for regulating geothermal resources is relatively new and continues to be augmented. This summer, the Alberta Energy Regulator (the AER) finalized Directive...
25 May Water law and policy: Gaps, opportunities and law reforms (report and webinar)
Water law and policy: Gaps, opportunities and law reforms (report and webinar) [su_box title="WEBINAR" style="soft" box_color="#509d31" radius="8"] Join Jason Unger to discuss the report on June 23rd Webinar June 23, noon – 1:30 After...
19 May Red Tape or Duct Tape?
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Red Tape or Duct Tape: When is the red tape we are cutting actually duct tape holding it all together? In our work, the ELC focuses on a number of core environmental principles...
18 May A Focus on Forest Management Agreements
A Focus on Forest Management Agreements In Alberta, forestry operations on public lands are regulated by the Forests Act, its regulations and many policy documents. In order to cut timber on...
09 May Canada still has a long way to go on addressing the Climate Crisis
Canada still has a long way to go on addressing the Climate Crisis: The Commissioner of Environment and Sustainable Development releases his Spring 2022 Report Since 1995, the Office of the Auditor General...
29 Apr GAINING STEAM: An ELC Webinar Series
JOIN US FOR AN ELC WEBINAR SERIES May 31, June 7 and June 14 GAINING STEAM: A REGULATORY AND POLICY FRAMEWORK FOR GEOTHERMAL ENERGY DEVELOPMENT IN ALBERTA Did you know that in late 2021,...
17 Mar Video and Links: Lessons Learned from Canada’s Record on Climate Change
Video and Links: Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development, Office of the Auditor General of Canada: Lessons Learned from Canada's Record on Climate Change Thank you to Canada’s Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable...