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Facts, Reasons and Environmental Evils: Recent Canadian Environmental Law Decisions In recent months, there have been several interesting environmental...
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 As indicated in previous posts, the Alberta...
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 I have been misrepresented by the Lethbridge Herald in the June...
Cabinet approves the Northern Gateway project Late last year, the National Energy Board (NEB) released its decision on the...
Empowering Municipalities for Environmental Management Recommendations to Strengthen Alberta’s Municipal Government Act In Alberta, the powers and activities of...
Calgary likes Green Regs & Ham! Last week, over 100 environmental nonprofit leaders, regulatory lawyers and industry representatives gathered...
Green Regs and Ham: Alberta Energy Regulator Year in Review 6/5/2014 Last month, over 100 environmental nonprofit leaders, regulatory...
“Turning Around the Supertanker”: Municipal panel sheds light on environmental management challenges at Green Regs & Ham Three municipal...
Cindy Chiasson to bid farewell to the ELC After 17 years of outstanding leadership, Executive Director Cindy Chiasson will...
Yet another denial of standing found unlawful BC court favors environmental groups, but “public interest standing” remains out of...
Cindy Chiasson to bid farewell to the ELC After 17 years of outstanding leadership, Executive Director Cindy Chiasson will...
Sound environmental monitoring for Alberta – will AEMERA deliver? With the proclamation of the Protecting Alberta’s Environment Act in...
Quads on Lake Shores: What are the rules and the state of enforcement? The Alberta Lake Management Society has...
Empowering Municipalities for Environmental Management, Municipal Government Act Consultations 2014 The ELC recognizes the important role that municipalities have...
Wellsite ordered reclaimed: in for a penny, now about that pound While the recently issued Environmental Protection Order that...
Canada’s proposed Fisheries Act regulations: do the feds want “out” of s.91(12) of the Constitution Act? Section 91 (12)...
The Federal Court finds unlawful delay by the government under the Species at Risk Act In our recent post...
Question: Who wants to know about oil spills? Answer: No one who doesn’t ask. Here’s a little story from...
Municipal Government Act consultations announced Municipalities have the potential to play a key role in environmental protection. Many private...
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