This Report is (All About) Garbage - Extended Producer Responsibility: Designing the Regulatory Framework [sdm_download id="92044" fancy="1" new_window="1"] Extended producer responsibility [“EPR”] is a waste management model that extends responsibility for waste products to the producers who made them. This is very different from a traditional waste model,...
Sun & the Law: Harnessing Germany’s Solar Power for Alberta If we are going to successfully pursue our climate goals, clearly, society needs to shift away from fossil fuels towards renewable energy including solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, hydropower, and nuclear. If we take steps to combat our...
Good Riddance: Reduce, Reuse, Reread In 2003, the Environmental Law Centre (ELC) published the second edition of ‘Good Riddance’, a survey report that summarized the waste management system in Alberta. It has been 17 years and a lot has changed in the world of environmental law...
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 12:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada) Topic: The polluter pays principle in Alberta: Where...
A bad start to Environment Week: Alberta rescinds its Coal Policy Last week we celebrated Environment Week but the Government of Alberta had an odd way of celebrating to say the least. Effective June 1st, A Coal Development Policy for Alberta (Coal Policy) has been rescinded (see...
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 economy with public funds, and supporting individuals and firms to weather the pandemic driven economic...
Waste Management in Alberta: ELC publishes two reports on waste management and reduction in the province Waste management is clearly a critical part of our environmental infrastructure. This is the system that ensures the things that we throw away are properly dealt with because for most people,...
Notice – Summer Law Student Position Accepting Applications for June – August 2020 Placement Rate: $20.00/hour APPLICATION DEADLINE: May 29th 2020 The Environmental Law Centre invites applications from law students attending a Canadian university for a student research assistant position for June - August. Applicants must...
A Vavilov Primer: Changes to the Administrative Standard of Review Administrative law can have a major impact on environmental law, given how many environmental issues are settled by administrative decision-makers. As a notable example, the Federal Court of Appeal’s recent decision in Tsleil-Waututh Nation v Canada...
Let’s Show our Love for Wetlands While February is best known for celebrating love on Valentines’ Day, it is also the month we express our love for wetlands with World Wetlands Day. World Wetlands Day celebrates the adoption of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands which entered into...
Climate Change Litigation – 1 step forward, 2 steps back Climate litigation is still very new and Canada did not see much of it until 2018 when one of the first Canadian climate lawsuits was filed, the case of Environnement Jeunesse v Canada.[1] This suit was...
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 the polluter pays principle in Alberta law. This report is provided as an introduction to...