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29 Jan

Posted at 19:19h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Core Environmental Principles, Environmental Rights, Public Participation, Sustainable Communities by
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Climate Change Litigation – 1 step forward, 2 steps back   Climate litigation is still very new and Canada did not see much of it until 2018 when one of the first Canadian climate lawsuits was filed, the case of Environnement Jeunesse v Canada.[1] This suit was...

18 Mar

Posted at 15:58h in About ELC, Climate and Energy, Cumulative Effects, Energy, Environmental Rights, Fisheries, Green Regs and Ham, Habitat, Indigenous affairs, Pollution & Emissions, Public Participation, Species at Risk, Water by
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THIS EVENT IS NOW OVER. FOR THE OCTOBER 24 2019 EVENT PLEASE VISIT: https://elc.ab.ca/where-to-from-here-save-the-date-for-green-regs-n-ham-calgary-october-24-2019-2/     NOTE - TICKET SALES ARE NOW CLOSED Coastal environmental concerns are highly relevant to land locked Alberta, but rarely do we discuss them. Join the ELC and our guest speakers to look beyond Alberta’s...

05 Jul

Posted at 15:03h in Environmental Rights, Public Participation, Webinars by
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Environmental Rights in Alberta: Follow up on ELC's Webinar on the Interaction of Environmental Rights & Property Rights   On June 21st, we conducted a webinar based upon our most recent publication in the ELC’s Environmental Rights program, The Interaction of Environmental Rights & Property Rights. This webinar...

12 Apr

Posted at 20:10h in About ELC, Climate and Energy, Environmental Rights, Nature and Biodiversity, Public Participation, Sustainable Communities by
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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 regulations can contribute to managing environmental impacts on habitat, water or air. Topics for the 2018...

16 Feb

Posted at 18:01h in Environmental Rights, Public Participation by
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The Environmental Law Centre is publishing a series of educational materials concerning legal rights related to environmental quality. This work is in support of enacting laws that will foster environmental quality for future generations of Albertans. Environmental Rights Module 6: Access to Justice and the Right...

14 Feb

Posted at 21:00h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Cumulative Effects, Environmental Assessment, Public Participation, Sustainable Communities by
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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 come to fruition (see our summary of the 2012 changes here and here).  This review...

19 Dec

Posted at 17:15h in Cumulative Effects, Environmental Rights, Land Use, Market Based Instruments, Municipal Government Act, Public Participation, Sustainable Communities by
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 Amendments to the Environmental Powers of Municipalities: What has Changed? What Changes are on their Way? Municipalities play a key role in managing and protecting Alberta’s environment through regulation of private land uses and through local land use planning. Because of this, we at the ELC have been actively...

02 Nov

Posted at 22:39h in Climate and Energy, Environmental Rights, Pollution & Emissions, Public Participation, Water by
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Delay, Environmental Offences and Private Prosecutions   A case comment on the impact of Jordan in two recent environmental cases:  R. v. The Lake Louise Ski Area Ltd., 2017 ABPC 262 and R. v. HMTQ, Executive Flight Centre et al. BCPC File No: 25268   The Supreme Court of Canada’s...

22 Aug

Posted at 22:50h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Energy, Environmental Rights, Public Participation by
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Public Impact on Climate Change Law and Policy   There have been significant developments in climate change law and policy at both the provincial and federal level over the past couple of years. In Alberta, the Alberta Climate Leadership Plan has been adopted and several legislative changes have...

19 Jul

Posted at 21:12h in Environmental Rights, Public Participation by
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ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS IN ALBERTA: Access to Environmental Information   The Environmental Law Centre is publishing a series of educational materials concerning legal rights related to environmental quality. This work is in support of enacting laws that will foster environmental quality for future generations of Albertans.   Information is power....