Court directs precaution in pesticide review case A recent decision from the Federal Court of Canada is notable for its interpretation of the how the precautionary principle must guide government decisions when dealing...
What does the future hold for the Alberta Land Stewardship Act? Two weeks have passed since Alison Redford became Alberta’s newest premier. One of her first statements as premier was that...
Cumulative environmental defects The Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development released a report yesterday covering the federal government’s climate change plans and cumulative environmental effects assessment of oil sands projects. The Commissioner...
Lower Athabasca Regional Plan: Conservation areas mean something A Draft Lower Athabasca Regional Plan has barely been public for a week and already the criticisms sound familiar: Conservation areas are based more on low value...
The one-two punch for Alberta’s Woodland Caribou Within the past 7 days the federal and provincial governments published documents that may result in Alberta’s Woodland Caribou going down for the count. These...
Buffalo Lake Integrated Shoreland Management Plan: A model for lake management? The Government of Alberta recently published the Buffalo Lake Integrated Shoreland Management Plan (BLISMP) with the view of managing current and future...
Alberta Government puts $5m toward conservation easements A recent media release indicates that the Government of Alberta has created a Land Trust Grant program for the purchase and management of conservation easements. Conservation...
Court wonders why some caribou herds need not survive A recent decision of the Federal Court has resulted in the setting aside of the federal Minister of Environment’s decision not to recommend to...
As the end of Environment Week approaches cynicism creeps in Environmental education and programs like the Government of Alberta’s One Simple Act are great…for what they are. I will generalize and say they...
Edmonton Food and Agriculture Policy Project On May 28th, a savvy Mayor used high noon at the Strathcona Farmers’ Market to launch the City of Edmonton’s Food and Agriculture Policy Project. Flowing...
ELC Comments on the proposed Lower Athabasca Regional Plan and related documents Click here to read ELC Comments on the proposed Lower Athabasca Regional Plan and related documents. ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTRE: The Environmental Law...
ELC Brief on Bill 10, Alberta Land Stewardship Amendment Act, 2011 Click here to read the ELC Brief on Bill 10, Alberta Land Stewardship Amendment Act, 2011. (pdf) ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTRE: The Environmental...