New ELC Publication - Here Comes the Sun: Solar Law in Alberta [su_table responsive="yes"] [sdm_download id="94726" fancy="3"] [/su_table] The ELC is pleased to announce the publication of Here Comes the Sun: Solar Law in...
“Climate change widespread, rapid, and intensifying” Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change August 9, 2021 Press Release The impacts of climate change are becoming more apparent in our daily lives: increased forest fire activity,...
Bank Swallows and Motorsports: In the race to save species at risk, we need to pick up the pace This story, like many that deal with species at risk in Canada, is...
On the Road to 2050: The Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act On June 29, 2021, more than 7 months after first reading, Bill C-12 or the Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act received...
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Coal, Climate & Cutthroat Trout: Some updates on coal in Alberta Just over a year ago, the Government of Alberta rescinded the longstanding A Coal Development Policy for Alberta (Coal Policy).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...