ELC Staff Counsel Kyra Leuschen: Lifelong love of the outdoors Kyra Leuschen recently joined the Environmental Law Centre as staff counsel, and we want to introduce you to her and the...
Introducing ELC Staff Counsel Rebecca Kauffman Rebecca Kauffman recently joined the Environmental Law Centre as staff counsel, and we want to introduce you to her and the work she is undertaking. Rebecca...
Welcome Jason Unger as ELC’s new Executive Director Perhaps you’ve read a few of Jason’s blog posts and wondered about his unique sense of humour and talent with the written word....
The Government of Canada announced today that it will be pursuing consultation on federal environmental regulations...
Model for Harmonized Provincial Environmental and Sustainability Assessment The ELC is pleased to announce publication of its Model for Harmonized Provincial Environmental and Sustainability Assessment. In recent years, federal environmental assessment law...
From Platform to Policy? Where might environmental policy be heading? The election is behind us and a new majority government is before us. There will undoubtedly be a time of listening...
Update on the Alberta Energy Regulator’s Best-in-Class Initiative Earlier this month, we had the opportunity to participate in the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER)’s Best-in-Class Initiative. This initiative is being conducted by...
Do Courts Take Judicial Notice of Climate Change? At the recent 2015 Canadian Bar Association Symposium on "Environment in the Courtroom” in Calgary, I delivered a presentation on the topic “Judicial Notice of...
Pollution Pocketbook #1: Who pays for pollution? Pollution pocketbook is a short blog series regarding how our laws and policies incorporate the polluter pays principle. [caption id="" align="alignright" width="270"] Imperial Refinery,...
Brenda Heelan Powell, ELC Counsel, participates in AER’s Best-in-Class Regulator Initiative Brenda Heelan Powell, Staff Counsel at the Environmental Law Center (ELC), has been selected to participate in the Alberta Energy...
ELC Counsel Jason Unger on Water Quality in Alberta Panel Discussion In celebration of Canadian Water Day last March 22, 2015, the Strathcona County invited Jason Unger, Staff Counsel at the...
Springbank dry dam and environmental assessments In today’s Calgary Herald: “Prentice confident Springbank dry dam most cost-effective option to protect Calgary.” The article outlines the reasons behind building a dry reservoir around...