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An overview of the Northern Gateway decision report The proposed Northern Gateway Project (the “Project”) consists of two pipelines...
2013 in review The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt:...
2013: environmental law and policy, the year in brief …. may 2014 bring us greater environmental protection Reflecting on...
Grousing about the value of species or “how much for that caribou in the window?” The first emergency protection...
Roxanne’s story: What your donations support When Roxanne Walsh first contacted the Environmental Law Centre on October 24, 2006,...
Changes to Fisheries Act take effect November 25 As part of its Omnibus Budget Bill last year, the government...
Is the federal government protecting Canada’s national heritage? Fall 2013 Report of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development...
An update on amendments to federal environmental assessment laws Following public consultation on proposed amendments earlier this year, the...
South Saskatchewan Regional Plan tests the Land Use Framework The Draft South Saskatchewan Regional Plan (Draft SSRP) is a...
Pembina ruling shines spotlight on need for reform This week, the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench issued a ruling...
A confidential mess: The problem with confidentiality when cleaning up pollution Case comment re Imperial Oil Limited v Calgary...
Alberta’s new wetland policy: baby steps in an adult world After a very long wait a new wetland policy...
ELC founding member Alexander Pringle to be honoured with University of Alberta Alumni Honour Award 2013 Alumni Recognition...
Federal laws protecting Canadian waters under threat It has been about a year since the federal government introduced Bills...
What does the B.C. government’s rejection of the Northern Gateway Project mean? In recent days, there has been extensive...
Province acknowledges destructive recreation: upped enforcement or flavor of the month? “There’s no God-given right to mud-boggers” (Minister of...
More changes to federal environmental assessment laws on the horizon The federal government has recently proposed amendments to the...
Public interest standing: Environmental groups denied standing on water appeals Water brokerage puts water conservation at risk. An appeal...
World Water Day: Celebrating a public resource, now about those laws… When my three year old and six month...
Reclaiming Tomorrow Today: Regulating well site retirement to benefit the environment Tens of thousands of oil and gas wells...
What would a good law look like? A Model Environmental and Sustainability Assessment Law may hold the answer. Federal...
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