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18 Nov Maybe not the last (plastic) straw: Federal Court quashes federal order aimed at regulating “Plastic Manufactured Items”

Posted at 00:00h in Constitution, EPR Extended Producer Responsibility, Polluter Pays, Pollution & Emissions, Waste Management by Rebecca Kauffman 0 Comments

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(Photo: Horia Varlan from Bucharest, Romania, CC BY 2.0) ___________________________________________________________________________ Attempts by the federal government to tackle plastic pollution suffered a setback yesterday as the Federal Court of Canada quashed the federal...

13 Jul The Right to a Healthy Environment (and more) in the Canadian Environmental Protection Act: A First for Canadians

Posted at 16:26h in Environmental Rights by Rebecca Kauffman 2 Comments

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In June 2023, the federal government finally amended the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, ostensibly, to reflect a modern interpretation of toxic substance management and environmental principles. The main changes to...

25 May The Next Government needs to address Alberta’s Fossil Fuel Liabilities Part 2

Posted at 16:50h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Energy, Polluter Pays by Brenda Heelan Powell 1 Comment

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The Next Government needs to address Alberta’s Fossil Fuel Liabilities Part 2: Oil Sands Fluid Tailings Management Part 1 of this blog (see here) looked at the end of life environmental liabilities...

24 May The Next Government needs to address Alberta’s Fossil Fuel Liabilities Part 1

Posted at 18:35h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Energy, Polluter Pays by Brenda Heelan Powell 0 Comments

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The Next Government needs to address Alberta’s Fossil Fuel Liabilities Part 1: Management of Liabilities, Orphans and Post-closure Sites The management of oil and gas liability in Alberta is not working. Estimates...

10 May Ontario Court finds Climate Litigation Fails on Charter Arguments

Posted at 15:27h in Climate and Energy, Constitution, Environmental Rights by Rebecca Kauffman 2 Comments

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Ontario Court finds Climate Litigation Fails on Charter Arguments In April 2023, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice released a decision in one of the first ever climate litigation trials...

27 Apr Cumulative Impacts on the Exercise of Treaty Rights

Posted at 20:59h in Constitution, Environmental Rights, Indigenous affairs by Brenda Heelan Powell 0 Comments

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Cumulative Impacts on the Exercise of Treaty Rights: Lessons from the Blueberry River First Nation Decision and Agreement The entirety of Alberta is subject to historic treaties, encompassing 45 First Nations and 140...

25 Nov Extended Producer Responsibility in Alberta: A Few Inches Forward

Posted at 17:06h in EPR Extended Producer Responsibility, Waste Management by Allison Boutillier 0 Comments

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Extended Producer Responsibility in Alberta: A Few Inches Forward On November 15, 2021, the provincial Minister of Environment and Parks, Jason Nixon, introduced Bill 83, which is the Environmental Protection and...

29 Oct The right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment is recognized as a universal human right

Posted at 15:25h in Environmental Rights, Sustainable Communities by Brenda Heelan Powell 0 Comments

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The right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment is recognized as a universal human right On October 5th, the UN’s Human Rights Council passed Resolution 48/13 (the Resolution) recognizing...

13 Oct Reimagining Rivers: Animals as Legal Beings – Webinar October 29

Posted at 15:08h in Environmental Rights, Sustainable Communities, Water, Watershed management by Jason Unger 0 Comments

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Reimagining Rivers: Animals as Legal Beings – Contesting Anthropocentric Legal Orders Friday, October 29 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm MDT Professor Maneesha Deckha (UVic) and Assistant Professor Jessica Eisen (UAlberta)...

19 May Reimagining Rivers Webinar Series

Posted at 23:57h in Core Environmental Principles, Environmental Rights, Nature and Biodiversity, Water, Webinars by Jason Unger 0 Comments

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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...

05 May The Inquiry Into Anti-Alberta Energy Campaigns: What’s Next?

Posted at 16:05h in Climate and Energy, Core Environmental Principles, Energy, Environmental Rights by Allison Boutillier 0 Comments

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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...

27 Apr An Update to CEPA – A long time coming or too little, too late?

Posted at 15:16h in Core Environmental Principles, Environmental Assessment, Environmental Rights, Nature and Biodiversity by Rebecca Kauffman 0 Comments

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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...