02 Jun Yet another denial of standing found unlawful
Yet another denial of standing found unlawful BC court favors environmental groups, but “public interest standing” remains out of reach. In Gagne v. Sharpe a denial of public...
Pollution & Emissions
06 May Sound environmental monitoring for Alberta – will AEMERA deliver?
Sound environmental monitoring for Alberta – will AEMERA deliver? With the proclamation of the Protecting Alberta’s Environment Act in mid-April, the Alberta Environmental Monitoring, Evaluation and...
07 Feb Question: Who wants to know about oil spills?
Question: Who wants to know about oil spills? Answer: No one who doesn’t ask. Here’s a little story from the CBC about their efforts for access to...
23 Sep A confidential mess: The problem with confidentiality when cleaning up pollution
A confidential mess: The problem with confidentiality when cleaning up pollution Case comment re Imperial Oil Limited v Calgary (City), 2013 ABQB 393 (CanLII). When a polluter contaminates...
15 Mar Reclaiming Tomorrow Today: Regulating well site retirement to benefit the environment
Reclaiming Tomorrow Today: Regulating well site retirement to benefit the environment Tens of thousands of oil and gas wells sit unproductively on the landscape, either suspended or...
14 Dec Creditor protection versus polluter pays: Laws leave environment cash strapped
Creditor protection versus polluter pays: Laws leave environment cash strapped The Environmental Law Centre promotes the polluter pays principle as central to effective environmental law. Inherent...
16 Feb EPA finds fracking causes water contamination
EPA finds fracking causes water contamination A draft report from the US Environmental Protection Agency on fracking for natural gas in Wyoming found that disposal pits...
14 Feb Core Environmental Principles for Environmental Laws, Policies and Legal Processes
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Core Environmental Principles for Environmental Laws, Policies and Legal Processes The Environmental Law Centre recognizes that the environment is a public good that must be protected....
20 Dec Twas an Alberta night before Christmas
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Twas an Alberta night before Christmas (adapted from Twas the Night Before Christmas, C. Moore or H. Livingston) Twas the night before Christmas and all through the...
02 Dec Court directs precaution in pesticide review case
Court directs precaution in pesticide review case A recent decision from the Federal Court of Canada is notable for its interpretation of the how the precautionary...
05 Oct Cumulative environmental defects
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Cumulative environmental defects The Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development released a report yesterday covering the federal government’s climate change plans and cumulative environmental effects...
08 Apr Whyte Avenue fire affects local air quality
Whyte Avenue fire affects local air quality At 4:00am on April 7, 2011, I woke up to smoke pouring through the vent in my bedroom. Was...