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Managing oil and gas liability in Alberta: Changes are being made (kind of) In July 2020, the Government of...
Action on Climate Needed Now! The Commissioner of Environment and Sustainable Development releases his Fall 2021 Report Since 1995,...
Extended Producer Responsibility in Alberta: A Few Inches Forward On November 15, 2021, the provincial Minister of Environment and...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE On the wrong path: the proposed Trails Act needs changes to ensure trail management reflects science Edmonton,...
The right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment is recognized as a universal human right On October...
Changes made to Alberta’s forest laws in May 2021 but has anything really changed? The need to shift to managing...
A Yearly Update on Climate Change Litigation, the 2021 Edition If you are interested in reading about about climate change...
Accounting for Nature: The Kananaskis Conservation Pass In 2022, the Environmental Law Centre (“ELC”) will be releasing a report...
Reimagining Rivers: Animals as Legal Beings – Contesting Anthropocentric Legal Orders Friday, October 29 @ 12:00 pm – 1:30...
Here Comes the Sun: Solar Access in Alberta If you have been keeping up with the ELC blog, you may...
Leasing your Land for Solar Energy In conjunction with our recently released report Here Comes the Sun: Solar Law in...
Leasing your Condo for Solar Energy In conjunction with our recently released report Here Comes the Sun: Solar Law in...
So, you want to start a solar co-op? In conjunction with our recently released report Here Comes the Sun:...
Geothermal Resource Development in Alberta: The ELC’s comments on the Alberta Energy Regulator’s proposed directive At the end of...
New ELC Publication – Here Comes the Sun: Solar Law in Alberta The ELC is pleased to announce the publication...
“Climate change widespread, rapid, and intensifying” Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change August 9, 2021 Press Release The impacts...
Bank Swallows and Motorsports: In the race to save species at risk, we need to pick up the pace ...
On the Road to 2050: The Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act On June 29, 2021, more than 7 months after...
Coal Policy Engagement: Submissions to the Coal Policy Committee The Environmental Law Centre made submissions to the Coal Policy...
Coal, Climate & Cutthroat Trout: Some updates on coal in Alberta Just over a year ago, the Government of...
Reimagining Rivers Webinar Series: An online journey Join the Centre for Constitutional Studies and the Environmental Law Centre as we...
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