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05 Jul Mind the Gap: the Municipal Government Act needs to bridge environmental management

Posted at 14:45h in Municipal Government Act, Sustainable Communities by Jason Unger 0 Comments

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Mind the Gap: The Municipal Government Act needs to bridge environmental management The ongoing review of Alberta’s Municipal Government Act (MGA), along with the proposed amendments introduced in Bill 21 this spring,...

20 Jun Federal government initiates review of federal environmental regulation: time to rollback the rollbacks?

Posted at 15:25h in Uncategorized by Jason Unger 0 Comments

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The Government of Canada announced today that it will be pursuing consultation on federal environmental regulations...

09 Jun Buying a Better Environment? Market-based instruments and property law

Posted at 15:28h in Land Use, Market Based Instruments by Environmental Law Centre 0 Comments

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Buying a Better Environment? Market-based instruments and property law As part of our ongoing work on Market-Based Instruments, the Environmental Law Centre is pleased to introduce two new backgrounders to assist...

08 Jun Climate Change Blog Series: Pipeline Safety Act comes into force later this Month

Posted at 15:29h in Climate Change, Cumulative Effects, Energy, Pollution & Emissions by Brenda Heelan Powell 1 Comment

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Climate Change Blog Series: Pipeline Safety Act comes into force later this Month This is the eighth post in the Environmental Law Centre’s new blog series exploring climate change law in...

01 Jun Alberta’s Carbon Tax arrived: Bill 20 proposes the Climate Leadership Act and Energy Efficiency Alberta Act

Posted at 15:31h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change by Astrid Kalkbrenner 0 Comments

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Alberta’s Carbon Tax arrived: Bill 20 proposes the Climate Leadership Act and Energy Efficiency Alberta Act This is the seventh post in the Environmental Law Centre’s new blog series exploring climate change...

19 May A Preliminary View on Alberta’s New Carbon Tax

Posted at 15:34h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change by Astrid Kalkbrenner 1 Comment

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A Preliminary View on Alberta’s New Carbon Tax This is the sixth post in the Environmental Law Centre’s new blog series exploring climate change law in Canada. This blog series will...

03 May Spring Update on the Municipal Government Act Review

Posted at 19:49h in Municipal Government Act, Public Participation, Sustainable Communities by Brenda Heelan Powell 0 Comments

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Spring Update on the Municipal Government Act Review As indicated in previous posts on this blog, the Alberta government has been actively reviewing the Municipal Government Act (MGA). In their recent...

02 May Climate Change Law Blog Series: The Paris Agreement and the Federal Sustainable Development Strategy

Posted at 19:44h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change by Brenda Heelan Powell 3 Comments

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Climate Change Law Blog Series: The Paris Agreement and the Federal Sustainable Development Strategy This is the fifth post in the Environmental Law Centre’s blog series exploring climate change law in Canada. ...

27 Apr Alberta Energy Regulator issues its Model for Regulatory Excellence

Posted at 19:42h in Cumulative Effects, Energy, Land Use, Public Participation by Brenda Heelan Powell 0 Comments

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Alberta Energy Regulator issues its Model for Regulatory Excellence The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) has recently issued The Alberta Model for Regulatory Excellence (the “Alberta Model”). The Alberta Model is based...

19 Apr Climate Change Law Blog Series: A Look at British Columbia’s Approach to Carbon Pricing

Posted at 19:38h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change by Astrid Kalkbrenner 0 Comments

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Climate Change Law Blog Series: A Look at British Columbia’s Carbon Pricing Approach This is the fourth post in the Environmental Law Centre’s new blog series exploring climate change law in...

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21 Mar Oil and gas well site reclamation, polluter pays and pie crust promises

Posted at 19:36h in Energy by Jason Unger 0 Comments

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Oil and gas well site reclamation, polluter pays and pie crust promises As was reported last week, a large chunk of change is being sought by the Petroleum Services Association of...

03 Mar Environmental Rights Act: the “rights” path to sustainability

Posted at 19:32h in Environmental Rights, Public Participation by Jason Unger 0 Comments

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Environmental Rights Act: the “rights” path to sustainability Update: The Environmental Rights Act died on the order paper. A new Manitoba government was elected on April 19th.). The Government of Manitoba introduced...