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This is the third blog in our series on the management of oil sands tailings ponds. The first two focused...
Part 2: A Case Study in Uncertainty by Lexa Ward and Rebecca Kauffman This is the second part of our...
Part 1: The Liability Management Context by Lexa Ward and Rebecca Kauffman Since the first oil sands mine application was...
Coal development brings with it significant environmental concerns around habitat loss (especially for species at risk) and impacts on water...
Alberta is home to a remarkable diversity of plants, animals, and ecosystems — from grasslands and wetlands to forests and...
On July 11, 2025, the new Access to Information Act (ATIA) came into force in Alberta. ATIA replaces parts of...
Environmental laws and policies change often. Sometimes it’s little tweaks here and there; other times, it’s major shifts in regulatory...
Comments on the 2025 Draft Alberta Plan for Parks The Alberta government’s ‘Plan for Parks’ is a high-level policy document...
In the Information Sheet issued by the Government of Alberta on December 23rd last year, the intentions of the Coal...
On May 8, 2025, the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) of Alberta released its long-awaited investigation report...
On June 6th, the federal government tabled Bill C-5: An Act to enact the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in...
In December 2024, the Environmental Law Centre published our report An Endangered Species Act for Alberta: A Draft Bill for...
Five years ago, the Government of Alberta began Environment Week by announcing its rescission of the 1976 Coal Development Policy...
Water Availability: A review and comment on Alberta’s proposed Water Act changes Water availability is top of mind for the...
Case Comment: Kebaowek First Nation et al. v Canada (Attorney General), 2025 FC 472 A recent Federal Court decision highlights...
Access to environmental information is vital to democratic participation and government accountability, as well as key to enabling environmental protections....
The month of May is often when Alberta seems to come alive: tree leaves budding, plants emerging from their bulbs,...
APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 27, 2025 (11:59 pm) The Environmental Law Centre (Alberta) (ELC) is inviting applications from law students for a...
Despite their immense value as carbon sinks, habitat and biodiversity hotspots, native grasslands are “among the most threatened ecosystems in...
Many factors drive the conversion and loss of native grasslands in Alberta. The Environmental Law Centre’s soon-to-be-published report assesses decisions...
Recently, the news has reported over 15 billion claimed in lawsuits by coal companies against the Government of Alberta. Alberta...
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