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Federal Government Discussion Paper on the Reviews

Federal Government Discussion Paper on the Reviews Federal Response to the Environmental Assessment, the National Energy Board, the Navigation Protection...

LawNow.org: Alberta’s Climate Leadership Plan – An Update on Law and Policy Developments

Alberta’s Climate Leadership Plan: An Update on Law and Policy Developments   Over the past 18 months we have seen...

Climate Change Blog Series: Oil Sands Emission Limit under the Climate Change Leadership Plan

Climate Change Blog Series: The ELC releases its latest paper in the Climate Change Legal Roadmap series: Oil Sands Emission...

Oil Sands Emission Limit under the Climate Change Leadership Plan
Environmental Rights – Module 4: Access to Environmental Information
Should Canada Follow Trump’s Paris Agreement Withdrawal?: The Precautionary Principle will Guide Us

Should Canada Follow Trump’s Paris Agreement Withdrawal?: The Precautionary Principle will Guide Us   Written By: Jacob Marchel (Jacob Marchel...

Climate Change Blog Series: Federal Government releases its Technical Paper on the Federal Carbon Pricing Backstop

Climate Change Blog Series: Federal Government releases its Technical Paper on the Federal Carbon Pricing Backstop   This blog is...

Highlights of Federal Environmental Legislation Reviews

Highlights of Federal Environmental Legislation Reviews: Reports released for the Environmental Assessment, the National Energy Board, the Navigation Protection Act...

NOW HIRING – STAFF COUNSEL

NOW HIRING – STAFF COUNSEL   The Environmental Law Centre is looking to expand its team in championing for law,...

Welcome Jason Unger as ELC’s new Executive Director

Welcome Jason Unger as ELC’s new Executive Director   Perhaps you’ve read a few of Jason’s blog posts and wondered...

Spring 2017 EnviroLawConnect
Whirling disease and the law: a call for precautionary environmental management on World Water Day

Whirling disease and the law: a call for precautionary environmental management on World Water Day   Invasive species are a...

Supreme Court of Canada issues Decision in Ernst v. Alberta Energy Regulator and Jessica Ernst’s Claim for Charter Damages

Supreme Court of Canada issues Decision in Jessica Ernst’s Claim for Charter Damages   On January 13th, in Ernst v....

Climate Change Legal Roadmap: A Snapshot of Alberta’s Climate Change Law & Policy
Market-Based Instruments & the Alberta Land Stewardship Act

Market-Based Instruments & the Alberta Land Stewardship Act   The ELC is publishing a series of four volumes concerning Market-Based...

Climate Change Blog Series: Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change

Climate Change Blog Series: Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change   This is the fifteenth post in the...

ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS IN ALBERTA: Module 3: Citizen Enforcement
Substantive environmental rights are not overly common and there are no rights to environmental quality in Alberta or Canada for...
ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS IN ALBERTA: Module 2: Third Party Oversight
Substantive environmental rights are not overly common and there are no rights to environmental quality in Alberta or Canada for...
ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS IN ALBERTA: Module 1: Substantive Environmental Rights
Substantive environmental rights are not overly common and there are no rights to environmental quality in Alberta or Canada for...
ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS IN ALBERTA Phase I: Do We Have the Rights We Need?
In this paper, we look at what is a right to a healthy environment and why is it important. We...
Volume 4: Stewardship Units & the Exchange under the Alberta Land Stewardship Act

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