This post was originally published on ABlawg.ca Written by: Brenda Heelan Powell, Arlene Kwasniak, Braum Barber, and Ruiping Luo Statute Commented On: The Alberta Emergency Statutes Amendment Act, 2024, SA 2024, c 9 Emergency Legislation and the Rule...
On June 20th, two federal bills addressing a variety of environmental matters were passed into law. Bill C-59 amends several pieces of legislation in order to implement a number of...
Woodland caribou – an iconic Canadian species - has been legally recognized as a threatened species under Alberta’s Wildlife Act since 1985. By June 2018, the federal government released a...
Cover Photo - "Fencing around the old Domtar site" Photograph. 2021. CTV News Edmonton. https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/precautionary-park-fencing-comes-down-at-former-domtar-site-1.5651392 Imagine that you invested your life savings in buying a home. One day, you receive a...
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...
[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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
“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...
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...