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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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The Inquiry Into Anti-Alberta Energy Campaigns: What’s Next? In July 2019, shortly after the provincial election, the Kenney government...
An Update to CEPA – A long time coming or too little, too late? On April 13, 2021, the...
ELC’s Written Submission on the Coal Policy The Environmental Law Centre (ELC) is Alberta’s oldest public interest environmental law...
I Read the Carbon Tax Decision So You Don’t Have To: A Detailed Summary of the Main Issues On...
Take a Stand, Make Decisions Better: Alberta Court of Appeal reboots standing test of the Alberta Environmental Appeals Board Normtek...
Alberta’s Agricultural Lands: A Policy Toolbox for Moving from Conversion to Conservation Now Available:Alberta’s Agricultural Lands A Policy Toolbox...
Procedural Fairness and the Inquiry into Anti-Alberta Energy Campaigns We hear a lot these days about the rule...
Alberta’s Oil & Gas Liability Management Framework: Changes to Oil and Gas Conservation Rules, the Pipeline Rules, and Directive 067...
The Carbon Tax Reference: A Primer (Part 2) PART TWO: IS THE ACT CONSTITUTIONAL? This is the second in...
The Carbon Tax Reference: A Primer (Part 1) INTRODUCTION The carbon tax has become one of the most controversial...
NOTE: Photo of Strokkur geyser in Iceland, courtesy pixabay.com Bill 36: Geothermal Resource Development Act How does it compare to...
Climate Litigation in Canada – An Update Earlier this month, we released a blog post on climate litigation in...
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Still can’t see the forest for the timber: Bill 40: Forests (Growing Alberta’s Forest Sector) Amendment Act In late...
Climate Litigation in Canada and beyond – Where are we in 2020? This is the fifth post in our recent...
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