EPA finds fracking causes water contamination A draft report from the US Environmental Protection Agency on fracking for natural gas in Wyoming found that disposal pits caused shallow groundwater contamination. The report also...
Core Environmental Principles for Environmental Laws, Policies and Legal Processes The Environmental Law Centre recognizes that the environment is a public good that must be protected. The Environmental Law Centre’s Strategic...
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...
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...
Whyte Avenue fire affects local air quality At 4:00am on April 7, 2011, I woke up to smoke pouring through the vent in my bedroom. Was my building on fire? I...
Alberta’s coal fired power debacle In all the talk about GHGs and contaminants from oilsands, it is often overlooked how significant the known impacts of Alberta’s heavy reliance on coal fired...
We need an independent environmental protection and monitoring agency with teeth Given all of the recent reports on the Oilsands released late last year, including the Royal Society report (RSC), the Liberal report, the NDP...
AUC not GHG The Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) has denied an application by Capital Power to amend greenhouse gas emission conditions for the Genesee 3 coal-fired power plant. These were voluntary commitments to...
RSC Report: Science, regulation and the precautionary principle Earlier this week the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) released a lengthy report on the state of oilsands science and regulation in Alberta. The...
The cumulative impacts of liquor stores and oilsands 11/26/2010 A recent Alberta Court of Appeal “leave to appeal” decision deals with the cumulative impacts of development…well the cumulative impact of having another liquor store...
Time to apply ‘polluter pays’ principle 11/8/2010 Edmonton Journal November 7, 2010 Re: “Good call on carbon-capture liability,” Opinion, Nov. 3. The Journal editorial fails to consider a core principle regarding how we...
Landfill intervener has genuine interest 9/30/2010 “Pity the fool who mess with Mr. T“. No, this is not the A-Team movie or television show. This is the story of two St. Paul...