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The Next Government needs to address Alberta’s Fossil Fuel Liabilities Part 2

The Next Government needs to address Alberta’s Fossil Fuel Liabilities Part 2: Oil Sands Fluid Tailings Management   Part 1...

The Next Government needs to address Alberta’s Fossil Fuel Liabilities Part 1

The Next Government needs to address Alberta’s Fossil Fuel Liabilities Part 1: Management of Liabilities, Orphans and Post-closure Sites The...

Ontario Court finds Climate Litigation Fails on Charter Arguments

Ontario Court finds Climate Litigation Fails on Charter Arguments   In April 2023, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice released...

Red Tape or Duct Tape?

Red Tape or Duct Tape: When is the red tape we are cutting actually duct tape holding it all together?...

Geothermal Resource Development in Alberta: The ELC’s comments on the Alberta Energy Regulator’s proposed directive

Geothermal Resource Development in Alberta: The ELC’s comments on the Alberta Energy Regulator’s proposed directive   At the end of...

New ELC Publication – Here Comes the Sun: Solar Law in Alberta

New ELC Publication – Here Comes the Sun: Solar Law in Alberta The ELC is pleased to announce the publication...

On the Road to 2050: The Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act

On the Road to 2050: The Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act On June 29, 2021, more than 7 months after...

Coal, Climate & Cutthroat Trout: Some updates on coal in Alberta

Coal, Climate & Cutthroat Trout: Some updates on coal in Alberta   Just over a year ago, the Government of...

An Update to CEPA – A long time coming or too little, too late?

An Update to CEPA – A long time coming or too little, too late?   On April 13, 2021, the...

Climate Litigation in Canada – An Update

Climate Litigation in Canada – An Update   Earlier this month, we released a blog post on climate litigation in...

Still can’t see the forest for the timber

Still can’t see the forest for the timber: Bill 40: Forests (Growing Alberta’s Forest Sector) Amendment Act   In late...

The Supreme Court of Canada prevents a SLAPP-ing

The Supreme Court of Canada prevents a SLAPP-ing   Decision considered: 1704604 Ontario Ltd. v Pointes Protection Association, 2020 SCC...

Optimizing Alberta Parks?? Without Public Consultation, the Government has announced removal of 175 sites from the parks system

Optimizing Alberta Parks?? Without Public Consultation, the Government has announced removal of 175 sites from the parks system As a...

Sun & the Law: Harnessing Germany’s Solar Power for Alberta

Sun & the Law: Harnessing Germany’s Solar Power for Alberta If we are going to successfully pursue our climate goals,...

The polluter pays principle in Alberta: Meeting economic challenges with regulatory certainty

The polluter pays principle in Alberta:Meeting economic challenges with regulatory certainty   To say these are “challenging times” is a...

Impact Assessment, the Canadian Energy Regulator & Navigable Waters:

Impact Assessment, the Canadian Energy Regulator & Navigable Waters:   An Overview of what was Bill C-69 and now is...

Green Regs and Ham: October 25, 2018 in Calgary: Science, Decision Making & the Law

Science, Decision Making & the Law The Impact Assessment Cat in the Science Hat   THIS EVENT IS NOW OVER...

Climate Change Blog Series: Update on Recent Developments in Climate Change Law & Policy

Climate Change Blog Series: Update on Recent Developments in Climate Change Law & Policy   This is the twelfth post...

Mind the Gap: the Municipal Government Act needs to bridge environmental management

Mind the Gap: The Municipal Government Act needs to bridge environmental management   The ongoing review of Alberta’s Municipal Government...

Pollution Pocketbook #2: Determining when polluters should pay — “there’s no free lunch”

Pollution Pocketbook #2: Polluter Pays Principle – Determining when polluters should pay — “there’s no free lunch”   Pollution pocketbook...

Another government consultation? Why Albertans need to speak up about the new energy regulator.

Another government consultation? Why Albertans need to speak up about the new energy regulator.   Many of you may have...

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