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18 Mar ELC presents Green Regs and Ham: Coastal Conundrums April 15, Edmonton

Posted at 15:58h in About ELC, Climate and Energy, Cumulative Effects, Energy, Environmental Rights, Fisheries, Green Regs and Ham, Habitat, Indigenous affairs, Pollution & Emissions, Public Participation, Species at Risk, Water by Jason Unger 0 Comments

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ELC presents Green Regs and Ham: Coastal Conundrums April 15, Edmonton THIS EVENT IS NOW OVER. Please check here for future events. NOTE - TICKET SALES ARE NOW CLOSED Coastal environmental concerns are...

13 Mar Moving from Conversion to Conservation: Intermunicipal Planning and Agricultural Lands

Posted at 18:06h in Agriculture, Forestry & Mining, Cumulative Effects, Land Use, Municipal Government Act, Nature and Biodiversity, Sustainable Communities by Brenda Heelan Powell 1 Comment

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Moving from Conversion to Conservation: Intermunicipal Planning and Agricultural Lands Alberta has lost and continues to lose valuable agricultural lands. As found in the Alberta Land Institute’s Economic Evaluation of Farmland...

05 Mar Climate Change Litigation in Canada: Environnement Jeunesse v. Canada

Posted at 15:33h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Environmental Rights by Kyra Leuschen 1 Comment

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Climate Change Litigation in Canada: Environnement Jeunesse v. Canada This past November, ENvironnement JEUnesse (ENJEU), an environmental nonprofit in Quebec, applied to bring a class action lawsuit against the Government of Canada...

05 Feb Keeping up the PACE: An Update on the Pace Program and Associated Regulations

Posted at 16:38h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Energy, Municipal Government Act, Renewable energy by Rebecca Kauffman 4 Comments

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Keeping up the PACE: An Update on the Pace Program and Associated Regulations A previous blog post “Picking up the PACE and Running with City Charters: An Update on Municipal Government Act”...

28 Jan Future Flows: maintaining environmental flows through precaution and adaptation

Posted at 17:50h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Cumulative Effects, Fisheries, Water, Water management by Jason Unger 0 Comments

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Future Flows: maintaining environmental flows through precaution and adaptation The Environmental Law Centre is calling for a rethinking of water law and policy in Alberta. The ELC's report Future Flows: climate...

22 Jan The Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development Reports: Fall 2018 Edition

Posted at 18:06h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Energy, Renewable energy by Brenda Heelan Powell 1 Comment

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The Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development Reports: Fall 2018 Edition In late 2018, the Commissioner of Environment and Sustainable Development (CESD) released her Fall 2018 Reports. There are four...

16 Jan New Small Scale Generation Regulation aims to fill the gap between micro-generation and large utility companies

Posted at 22:17h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Energy, Renewable energy by Rebecca Kauffman 0 Comments

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New Small Scale Generation Regulation aims to fill the gap between micro-generation and large utility companies On November 22, 2018, the Government of Alberta (GoA) released the Small Scale Generation Regulation (SSGR)[1], in force on January 1, 2019. This regulation clarifies the regulatory process...

07 Jan ELC Regulatory Watch: Municipality denies wind farm permit

Posted at 17:33h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Energy, Renewable energy by Brenda Heelan Powell 2 Comments

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ELC Regulatory Watch: MD of Pincher Creek denies Windy Point Wind Farm Development Permits As part of the Alberta Climate Leadership Plan (ALCP), the Government of Alberta has committed to have 30%...

19 Dec Alberta Energy Regulator finalizes new Methane Requirements for Upstream Oil and Gas

Posted at 22:42h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Energy by Brenda Heelan Powell 0 Comments

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Alberta Energy Regulator finalizes new Methane Requirements for Upstream Oil and Gas As set out in Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) Bulletin 2018-37 issued December 13, new requirements meant to reduce methane...

30 Nov ELC Regulatory Watch: Upcoming AER appeal will shed light on EPEA approval amendments

Posted at 15:23h in Energy, Pollution & Emissions by Jason Unger 0 Comments

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ELC Regulatory Watch: Upcoming AER appeal will shed light on EPEA approval amendments The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) recently amended an Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act (EPEA) approval to add conditions...

15 Nov Habitat, what habitat? The Greater Sage-Grouse emergency order and a call for heightened due diligence [Revised]

Posted at 15:56h in Cumulative Effects, Energy, Habitat, Nature and Biodiversity, Species at Risk by Jason Unger 0 Comments

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Habitat, what habitat? The Greater Sage-Grouse emergency order and a call for heightened due diligence [Revised] This story is about investing in activities that occur in the habitat of species at...

05 Nov Groundwater sustainability: evolving groundwater policy and regulation for Alberta

Posted at 20:24h in Habitat, Water, Water management by Jason Unger 0 Comments

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Groundwater sustainability: evolving groundwater policy and regulation for Alberta Groundwater management in Alberta is governed by a wide variety of regulation and policy. Sustainable groundwater management is challenged by isolated reviews...