The Federal Court finds unlawful delay by the government under the Species at Risk Act In our recent post on the Northern Gateway decision report, we mentioned an ongoing court case brought...
Reclaiming Tomorrow Today (Slides) Alberta has a significant number of suspended and abandoned well sites which represent ongoing environmental and fiscal liabilities. To minimize these liabilities abandonment and reclamation of well...
An overview of the Northern Gateway decision report The proposed Northern Gateway Project (the “Project”) consists of two pipelines and a marine terminal. The pipelines are anticipated to follow a 1...
Grousing about the value of species or “how much for that caribou in the window?” The first emergency protection order under the federal Species at Risk Act was issued last week and it applies a list...
Is the federal government protecting Canada’s national heritage? Fall 2013 Report of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development Earlier this month, the Report of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable...
The story of Caribou policy in action, or is that inaction A recent story of a road being built in the Little Smokey Caribou range reflects the provincial government’s narrative of the demise...
Optimistic policy is not what Woodland Caribou need The federal Recovery Strategy for the Woodland Caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou), Boreal population, in Canada was posted recently and the outlook remains bleak for Alberta’s...
ELC's Analysis of the 2012 federal budget (Bill C-38) and its changes to Canada's environmental laws Click here to read ELC's Analysis of the 2012 federal budget (Bill C-38) and its changes...
ELC comments on Recovery Strategy for Woodland Caribou (Rangifer terandus caribou) Boreal Population, In Canada [Proposed] Click here to read ELC comments on Recovery Strategy for Woodland Caribou (Rangifer terandus caribou) Boreal Population, In Canada [Proposed]. ABOUT...
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...
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...