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WEBINAR – Lessons Learned from Canada’s Record on Climate Change

Lessons Learned from Canada’s Record on Climate Change   Join the Environmental Law Centre as we welcome Canada’s Commissioner of...

REIMAGINING RIVERS WEBINAR SERIES: Law’s Relationship with the North Saskatchewan River

Reimagining Rivers Webinar Series: Law’s Relationship with the North Saskatchewan River   The most recent Reimagining Rivers webinar is now...

An update on the E.L. Smith Solar Farm: Case Comment on Edmonton River Valley Conservation Coalition Society v Council of the City of Edmonton

An update on the E.L. Smith Solar Farm: Case Comment on Edmonton River Valley Conservation Coalition Society v Council of...

REIMAGINING RIVERS WEBINAR SERIES: Law’s Relationship with the North Saskatchewan River

REIMAGINING RIVERS WEBINAR SERIES: Law’s Relationship with the North Saskatchewan River February 16 12:00 – 1:30 pm Register Here SAVE...

Managing Forests not Forestry,Webinar #2 with ELC’s Brenda Heelan Powell
Seeking Lawyers with a Passion for the Law and the Environment: ELC Staff Counsel– Edmonton AB

SEEKING LAWYERS WITH A PASSION FOR THE LAW AND THE ENVIRONMENT: ELC STAFF COUNSEL– EDMONTON AB   The Environmental Law...

The Geothermal Resource Development Act is now in force

The Geothermal Resource Development Act, along with the Geothermal Resource Development Regulation and Geothermal Resource Tenure Regulation, is now in...

Managing Forests not Forestry,Webinar #1 with ELC’s Brenda Heelan Powell
New ELC Publication: Managing Forests not Forestry

New ELC Publication: Managing Forests not Forestry We are pleased to announce the publication of our new report Managing Forests...

Managing Forests not Forestry: Law and Policy Recommendations for Ecosystem-based Management of Alberta’s Forests
Managing Forests not Forestry: Join the ELC for our Forests Webinar Series in January

Managing Forests not Forestry: Join the ELC for our Forests Webinar Series in January   Over the past year or...

Still simmering… Alberta’s geothermal resources development regulatory scheme

Still simmering… Alberta’s geothermal resources development regulatory scheme   At the end of 2020, the Geothermal Resources Development Act (GRDA)...

Brief: Liability Issues in Geothermal Resource Development 
Policy Tools to Support Geothermal Resource Development

Policy Tools to Support Geothermal Resource Development Geothermal energy – that is, the heat energy generated and stored in the...

Managing oil and gas liability in Alberta: Changes are being made (kind of)

Managing oil and gas liability in Alberta: Changes are being made (kind of)   In July 2020, the Government of...

Oil & Gas Liability in Alberta at a Glance
Geothermal Energy: Alberta’s Geothermal Resources Regulatory Scheme at a Glance
Action on Climate Needed Now!

Action on Climate Needed Now! The Commissioner of Environment and Sustainable Development releases his Fall 2021 Report   Since 1995,...

Extended Producer Responsibility in Alberta: A Few Inches Forward          

Extended Producer Responsibility in Alberta: A Few Inches Forward   On November 15, 2021, the provincial Minister of Environment and...

On the wrong path: the proposed Trails Act needs changes to ensure trail management reflects science

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE On the wrong path: the proposed Trails Act needs changes to ensure trail management reflects science Edmonton,...

The right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment is recognized as a universal human right

The right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment is recognized as a universal human right   On October...

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