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A Solstice Jingle A light-hearted look back at 2015 is in order. (This time to “Jingle Bells” – nice...
Alberta releases its new Climate Leadership Plan The Alberta Government released its long anticipated Climate Leadership Plan yesterday. The...
Pollution Pocketbook #1: Who pays for pollution? Pollution pocketbook is a short blog series regarding how our laws and...
Fracking Fall Out Controversial spin-off industries expose gaps in regulation Click Here for some media coverage about a dispute...
Paying for pollution: who should be on the hook for environmental harm? Our lives invariably cause a level of...
NEB begins cross-country consultation on pipeline safety The National Energy Board (the “NEB”) recently began its public engagement initiative...
Facts, Reasons and Environmental Evils: Recent Canadian Environmental Law Decisions In recent months, there have been several interesting environmental...
Yet another denial of standing found unlawful BC court favors environmental groups, but “public interest standing” remains out of...
Sound environmental monitoring for Alberta – will AEMERA deliver? With the proclamation of the Protecting Alberta’s Environment Act in...
Question: Who wants to know about oil spills? Answer: No one who doesn’t ask. Here’s a little story from...
A confidential mess: The problem with confidentiality when cleaning up pollution Case comment re Imperial Oil Limited v Calgary...
Reclaiming Tomorrow Today: Regulating well site retirement to benefit the environment Tens of thousands of oil and gas wells...
Creditor protection versus polluter pays: Laws leave environment cash strapped The Environmental Law Centre promotes the polluter pays principle...
EPA finds fracking causes water contamination A draft report from the US Environmental Protection Agency on fracking for natural...
Core Environmental Principles for Environmental Laws, Policies and Legal Processes The Environmental Law Centre recognizes that the environment is...
Twas an Alberta night before Christmas (adapted from Twas the Night Before Christmas, C. Moore or H. Livingston) Twas...
Court directs precaution in pesticide review case A recent decision from the Federal Court of Canada is notable for...
Cumulative environmental defects The Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development released a report yesterday covering the federal government’s...
Whyte Avenue fire affects local air quality At 4:00am on April 7, 2011, I woke up to smoke pouring...
A Chemical Reaction: Canada’s first pesticide ban turns 20! We all understand that the choices we make have effects...
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