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And justice for whom? Questions of “standing” split the audience

And justice for whom? Questions of “standing” split the audience: Standing in Environmental Matters   In late 2014 the Environmental...

Springbank dry dam and environmental assessments

Springbank dry dam and environmental assessments   In today’s Calgary Herald: “Prentice confident Springbank dry dam most cost-effective option to...

Paying for pollution: who should be on the hook for environmental harm

Paying for pollution: who should be on the hook for environmental harm?   Our lives invariably cause a level of...

Buyer Beware: What happened before on that property you’re thinking about buying?

Buyer Beware: What happened before on that property you’re thinking about buying?   Today’s Edmonton Journal features an article about...

Is Canada ready for the 2015 Paris Climate Change Conference?
Canada needs to have a strong, ambitious national carbon pricing policy in time for the 2015 Paris climate change conference....
What Lies Beneath? Buyer Beware.

What Lies Beneath? Buyer Beware.         ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTRE: The Environmental Law Centre (ELC) has...

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...

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...

Of backhoes and water woes: reviewing the breadth of landscaping regulation under the Water Act.

Of backhoes and water woes: reviewing the breadth of landscaping regulation under the Water Act   We are not all...

NEW at the ELC! Environmental Site Assessment Repository Search Service

Environmental Site Assessment Repository Search Service   We are very pleased to announce a new Environmental Law Centre service! The...

The Regional ‘Plan to Plan’: South Saskatchewan Regional Plan

The Regional ‘Plan to Plan’: South Saskatchewan Regional Plan   South Saskatchewan Regional Plan Avoids the Hard Choices In September...

Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency seeks comments on its Cumulative Effects Guideline

Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency seeks comments on its Cumulative Effects Guideline   Following significant changes to the federal environmental assessment...

ELC Blog – 2014 in review

ELC Blog – 2014 in review   The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog....

Omnibus budgets bills that transformed Canada’s environmental laws visited by the Federal Court

Omnibus budgets bills that transformed Canada’s environmental laws visited by the Federal Court   The Federal Court issued its decision...

Calmar: What lies beneath?

Calmar: What lies beneath?   Yesterday the Edmonton Journal ran a piece called “Five years, five homes demolished and gas...

Is Canada prepared to meet the challenges of the future?

Is Canada prepared to meet the challenges of the future?   Earlier this month, the Report of the Commissioner of...

Facts, Reasons and Environmental Evils: Recent Canadian Environmental Law Decisions

Facts, Reasons and Environmental Evils: Recent Canadian Environmental Law Decisions   In recent months, there have been several interesting environmental...

Introducing…our new Executive Director!

Introducing…our new Executive Director!   The Board of Directors of the Environmental Law Centre is pleased to announce the appointment...

Update on the MGA Review: Government releases first What We Heard document

Update on the MGA Review: Government releases first What We Heard document   As indicated in previous posts, the Alberta...

Does a flood mitigation “dry dam” require an environmental assessment?

Does a flood mitigation “dry dam” require an environmental assessment?   This question was raised at the Oldman Watershed Council...

Clearing the air on recreation and public land

Clearing the air on recreation and public land   I have been misrepresented by the Lethbridge Herald in the June...

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