02 Mar Paying for pollution: who should be on the hook for environmental harm
Paying for pollution: who should be on the hook for environmental harm 3/2/2015 Our lives invariably cause a level of pollution: we drive, we use chemicals to...
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23 Feb Is Canada ready for the 2015 Paris Climate Change Conference?
Is Canada ready for the 2015 Paris Climate Change Conference? 2/23/2015 At the 2015 Canadian Association of Environmental Law Societies Conference held at the University of Calgary last week, I presented...
12 Feb What Lies Beneath? Buyer Beware.
What Lies Beneath? Buyer Beware It’s every homeowner’s nightmare: You buy a home, move in, then find out there’s an abandoned gas well beneath, leaking and contaminating...
02 Feb NEB begins cross-country consultation on pipeline safety
NEB begins cross-country consultation on pipeline safety The National Energy Board (the “NEB”) recently began its public engagement initiative relating to pipeline safety [the information about...
26 Jan The Regional ‘Plan to Plan’
The Regional ‘Plan to Plan’ 1/26/2015 In September 2014 the Government of Alberta released the first South Saskatchewan Regional Plan (SSRP) made under the Alberta Land Stewardship Act(ALSA). On January...
18 Jan Of backhoes and water woes
did you know that you may need a Water Act approval to start moving earth around your land?...
13 Jan Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency seeks comments on its Cumulative Effects Guideline
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency seeks comments on its Cumulative Effects Guideline 1/13/2015 Following significant changes to the federal environmental assessment regime, the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEA...
22 Dec Omnibus budget bills
Omnibus budget bills that transformed Canada’s environmental laws visited by the Federal Court 12/22/2014 The Federal Court issued its decision in Courtoreille v Governor General in Council 2014 FC...
09 Dec Calmar: What lies beneath?
Calmar: What lies beneath? 12/9/2014 Yesterday the Edmonton Journal ran a piece called “Five years, five homes demolished and gas keeps bubbling from the deep.” It’s a...
20 Oct Is Canada prepared to meet the challenges of the future?
Is Canada prepared to meet the challenges of the future? 10/20/2014 In recent months, there have been several interesting environmental law decisions issued by the Federal Court...
01 Oct Facts, Reasons and Environmental Evils: Recent Canadian Environmental Law Decisions
Facts, Reasons and Environmental Evils: Recent Canadian Environmental Law Decisions 10/1/2014 In recent months, there have been several interesting environmental law decisions issued by the Federal Court...
20 Aug Update on the MGA Review: Government releases first “What We Heard” document
Update on the MGA Review: Government releases first "What We Heard" document 8/20/2014 As indicated in previous posts, the Alberta government is currently reviewing the Municipal Government Act (MGA)....