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...
Science, Decision Making & the Law The Impact Assessment Cat in the Science Hat THIS EVENT IS NOW OVER Although science is crucial to the integrity of environmental decision making and impact assessment,...
Overhaul of Alberta’s Remediation Certificate Regulation On June 1, 2018 the Government of Alberta passed the Remediation Certificate Amendment Regulation by Order in Council. This regulation updates the current Remediation Certificate...
Spring Reports of the CESD The Commissioner of Environment and Sustainable Development (CESD) recently released her Spring 2018 Reports. There are three Reports: Report 1: Salmon Farming; Report 2: Canada’s Preparedness...
Pickerel, Pipelines and Pancakes: A Summary of ELC's Green Regs and Ham breakfast discussion “For too long Alberta has been forced to accept drastically reduced prices for our iconic fish-flavoured flat-cakes due...
Competing Methane Regulations: Alberta and Canada Release Methane Regulations in the Same Week One of the pillars of the Alberta Climate Leadership Plan (ACLP) is the introduction of a methane emission reduction...
The Environmental Law Centre is pleased to announce a new webinar series. The webinars are based on current areas of focus at the ELC and seek to address how laws and...
Green Regs and Ham: Pickerel, Pipelines and Pancakes ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTRE: The Environmental Law Centre (ELC) has been seeking strong and effective environmental laws since it was founded in 1982....
For Immediate Posting Notice - Summer Law Student Position Accepting Applications for May - August 2018 Placement Rate: $20.00/hour APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 13th 2018 The Environmental Law Centre invites applications from law...
Bill 69 and the Impact Assessment Act: public trust regained or more of the same The Government of Canada’s promise to review the 2012 changes to various federal environmental laws has now...
An Update on the Federal Carbon Pricing Backstop: Draft Legislation and a Regulatory Framework Released The need for a federal carbon pricing backstop was articulated in the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth...
Our energy footprints: carbon emissions and privacy We live in a data rich environment. We also leave a carbon footprint in our day to day lives. Current approaches to reducing emissions...