The scales of just-fish: are letters of advice crappie ways to minnow-mize harm? The case of Cassiar Watch 4/9/2010 The federal Fisheries Act R.S.C. 1985, c. F-14 is one of Canada’s oldest and most important...
Syncrude muddies the waters 3/4/2010 It’s “like” unconstitutional. On March 1, 2010, trial began for the death of 1,600 ducks in a tailing pond at the Syncrude Aurora mine north of Fort...
Feds 'gut' environmental assessments: Changes in budget could mean less scrutiny in oilsands 4/3/2010 By Kevin Ma St Albert Gazette The public is at risk of another Walkerton if the government passes proposed changes...
Industry and government are slowly defining the duty to consult and accommodate First Nations 4/1/2010 Published in Alberta Oil Magazine, April 2010 By Adam Driedzic, Staff Counsel, Environmental Law Centre An aboriginal claim against the...
Deciding Factor: The mandate to protect public interest tests the resolve of regulators 3/16/2010 Published in Alberta Oil Magazine, February - March 2010 By Cindy Chiasson, Executive Director, Environmental Law Centre Give yourself a few...
Lake Ontario Waterkeeper podcast on environmental prosecutions 3/16/2010 Environmental prosecutions are making headlines again as Syncrude finds itself in court in Alberta. The company has contaminated ponds at its tar sands site...
Bill 50: Electric Statutes Amendment Act (Slides and video) 3/10/2010 In late 2009 the Alberta Government passed the Electric Statutes Amendment Act (Bill 50). This Act instituted significant changes for transmission line...
View or download materials from the March 10th Bill 50 webinar 3/10/2010 In late 2009 the Alberta Government passed the Electric Statutes Amendment Act (Bill 50). This Act instituted significant changes for...
Public Participation in Environmental Decision-Making in Alberta - Part IV (Slides and video) 3/4/2010 Court: the last resort. You opposed Alberta Environment’s decision to approve or refuse a regulated activity. Maybe there...
Syncrude muddies the waters 3/4/2010 It’s “like” unconstitutional. On March 1, 2010, trial began for the death of 1,600 ducks in a tailing pond at the Syncrude Aurora mine north of Fort...
Syncrude in court for tailings pond incident 3/1/2010 By Jessica Earle ctvedmonton.ca On Monday afternoon, lawyers made opening statements in what’s expected to be a lengthy trial looking into the role Canada’s largest single-source...
Governments must assess the environmental impacts of a whole project MiningWatch Canada v. Canada (Fisheries and Oceans) 2/28/2010 In January the Supreme Court of Canada released a unanimous decision in the case...