Coal Policy Engagement: Submissions to the Coal Policy Committee The Environmental Law Centre made submissions to the Coal Policy Committee on April 19, 2021, participated in a consultation session on June...
Coal, Climate & Cutthroat Trout: Some updates on coal in Alberta Just over a year ago, the Government of Alberta rescinded the longstanding A Coal Development Policy for Alberta (Coal Policy). See ...
Reimagining Rivers Webinar Series: An online journey Join the Centre for Constitutional Studies and the Environmental Law Centre as we take an online journey to reimagine rivers. Webinar 1: Reimagining Rivers Magpie River...
NOTICE – SUMMER LAW STUDENT POSITION Accepting Applications for mid June to August 2021 Summer Law Student Placement APPLICATION DEADLINE: June 4th 2021 The Environmental Law Centre (ELC) has been seeking strong and...
The Inquiry Into Anti-Alberta Energy Campaigns: What’s Next? In July 2019, shortly after the provincial election, the Kenney government set up the Public inquiry into anti-Alberta energy campaigns [the “Inquiry”]. Not...
An Update to CEPA – A long time coming or too little, too late? On April 13, 2021, the federal government brought forward the Strengthening Environmental Protection for a Healthier Canada Act...
ELC's Written Submission on the Coal Policy The Environmental Law Centre (ELC) is Alberta’s oldest public interest environmental law organization and believes that law is a powerful tool to protect the...
I Read the Carbon Tax Decision So You Don’t Have To: A Detailed Summary of the Main Issues On March 25, 2021, the Supreme Court of Canada issued its judgment in...
Take a Stand, Make Decisions Better: Alberta Court of Appeal reboots standing test of the Alberta Environmental Appeals Board Normtek Radiation Services Ltd v Alberta Environmental Appeal Board, 2020 ABCA 456 (CanLII), <http://canlii.ca/t/jc3cb> Take a stand, make decisions...
Alberta’s Agricultural Lands: A Policy Toolbox for Moving from Conversion to Conservation Now Available:Alberta’s Agricultural Lands A Policy Toolbox for Moving from Conversion to Conservation by Brenda Heelan Powell Published January 2021 Download In anticipation of our...
Procedural Fairness and the Inquiry into Anti-Alberta Energy Campaigns We hear a lot these days about the rule of law and the government’s duty of due process, but what does it...
Alberta’s Oil & Gas Liability Management Framework: Changes to Oil and Gas Conservation Rules, the Pipeline Rules, and Directive 067 In July 2020, the provincial government announced its intention to develop...