29 Oct I Do So Like Green Regs and Ham! Thank You! Thank You!
I Do So Like Green Regs and Ham! Thank You! Thank You! The ELC hosted its third annual Green Regs and Ham Breakfast event to a sold-out crowd in Calgary at...
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20 Oct Alberta Energy Regulator receives a Framework for Regulatory Excellence
Best-in-Class Initiative: Alberta Energy Regulator receives a Framework for Regulatory Excellence As mentioned in previous blog posts, we have been participating in the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER)’s Best-in-Class Initiative. This initiative is...
19 Oct Quick update on Municipal Government Act Review Update
Quick update on Municipal Government Act Review Update Earlier in the year, prior to the provincial election, several amendments to the Municipal Government Act (MGA) were passed with a stated intention...
15 Oct Model for Harmonized Provincial Environmental and Sustainability Assessment
Model for Harmonized Provincial Environmental and Sustainability Assessment The ELC is pleased to announce publication of its Model for Harmonized Provincial Environmental and Sustainability Assessment. In recent years, federal environmental assessment law...
12 Aug Pollution Pocketbook #2: Determining when polluters should pay — “there’s no free lunch”
Pollution Pocketbook #2: Polluter Pays Principle - Determining when polluters should pay -- "there's no free lunch" Pollution pocketbook is a short blog series regarding how our laws and policies incorporate the...
30 Jun Exciting Developments in Climate Change Action
Exciting Developments in Climate Change Action Last week was a busy week for climate change law and policy…. A victory for strong domestic climate change action: Urgenda Foundation v. State of the...
13 May Our North Saskatchewan Region: ELC launches regional plan information website (but will there be a plan?)
Our North Saskatchewan Region: ELC launches regional plan information website (but will there be a plan?) Where will the province's regional plans be going with the new government? It’s anyone’s guess at...
07 May From Platform to Policy? Where might environmental policy be heading?
From Platform to Policy? Where might environmental policy be heading? The election is behind us and a new majority government is before us. There will undoubtedly be a time of listening...
27 Apr Update on the Alberta Energy Regulator’s Best-in-Class Initiative
Update on the Alberta Energy Regulator’s Best-in-Class Initiative Earlier this month, we had the opportunity to participate in the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER)’s Best-in-Class Initiative. This initiative is being conducted by...
24 Apr Do Courts Take Judicial Notice of Climate Change?
Do Courts Take Judicial Notice of Climate Change? At the recent 2015 Canadian Bar Association Symposium on "Environment in the Courtroom” in Calgary, I delivered a presentation on the topic “Judicial Notice of...
20 Apr Pollution Pocketbook #1: Who pays for pollution?
Pollution Pocketbook #1: Who pays for pollution? Pollution pocketbook is a short blog series regarding how our laws and policies incorporate the polluter pays principle. [caption id="" align="alignright" width="270"] Imperial Refinery,...
17 Apr Fracking Fall Out
Fracking Fall Out Controversial spin-off industries expose gaps in regulation Click Here for some media coverage about a dispute over the storage of fracking sand in Penhold, Alberta. Here is some more coverage...