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Habitat Matters: Habitat laws, challenges and new directions

Habitat Matters: Habitat laws, challenges and new directions   Habitat is essential to the survival of all species. Our activities...

Are We Just Winging It? Legislative protections for bats: A Bat Week Blog

Bat Week runs from October 24 to October 31st   Correction: An earlier version of this blog has been corrected...

Access to Environmental Justice: Costs and scientific uncertainty raise barriers to protecting communities

Access to Environmental Justice: Costs and scientific uncertainty raise barriers to protecting communities   For Access to Justice week in...

Impact Assessment, the Canadian Energy Regulator & Navigable Waters:

Impact Assessment, the Canadian Energy Regulator & Navigable Waters:   An Overview of what was Bill C-69 and now is...

Where to from here? Green Regs ‘n’ Ham Calgary October 24 2019

Where to from here? Green Regs ‘n’ Ham Calgary October 24 2019: Abandonment, reclamation and remediation   THIS EVENT IS...

Where to from here? SAVE THE DATE for Green Regs ‘n’ Ham Calgary October 24 2019

Environmental liabilities and diminished credit facilities: Insolvency, environmental obligations and the impact of the Redwater decision   Alberta has a...

Climate Change Litigation in Canada: Environnement Jeunesse v. Canada UPDATE

Climate Change Litigation in Canada: Environnement Jeunesse v. Canada UPDATE   Background: Climate Change Litigation On November 26, 2018, ENvironnement...

Legal Tools for a Healthy Environment: A WORKSHOP FOR ENGOS

The Environmental Law Centre and EcoJustice jointly present Legal Tools for a Healthy Environment: A WORKSHOP FOR ENGOS   This...

ELC Staff Counsel Posting – Edmonton AB

ELC Staff Counsel Posting – Edmonton AB   The Environmental Law Centre is seeking a lawyer with 3+ years of...

Climate Change and the Law: Adapting Alberta’s Living Things to Climate Change

Climate Change and the Law: A Primer for Alberta Part Two: An Introduction to Adaptation in Alberta Adapting Alberta’s Living...

Loss Prevention vs. Replacement: Alberta Needs a Policy Framework for Sustainable Agriculture

Loss Prevention vs. Replacement: Alberta Needs a Policy Framework for Sustainable Agriculture   The ELC’s Role in Moving from Conversion...

Calling all Law Students! Summer Law Student Opportunity May to August 2019

Notice – Summer Law Student Position: NOTE – THIS POSTING IS NOW CLOSED FOR APPLICATIONS   Accepting Applications for May...

Climate Change and the Law: Regulating Geothermal

Regulating Geothermal: How do we own heat? Climate Change and the Law: A Primer for Alberta Part One: An Introduction...

Climate Change Adaptation and the Law: Adapting Alberta’s Infrastructure to Climate Change

Climate Change and the Law: A Primer for Alberta Part One: An Introduction to Climate Change Adaptation in Alberta Adapting...

Climate Change and the Law: Solar Rights – Can anyone really have a right to sun?

Climate Change and the Law: A Primer for Alberta Part One: An Introduction to Climate Change Mitigation in Alberta Solar...

Climate Change and the Law: An Introduction to Adaptation in Alberta

Climate Change and the Law: A Primer for Alberta Part Two: An Introduction to Climate Adaptation in Alberta   The...

Climate Change and the Law: An Introduction to Mitigation in Alberta

Climate Change and the Law: A Primer for Alberta Part One: An Introduction to Climate Change Mitigation in Alberta 30%...

ELC presents Green Regs and Ham: Coastal Conundrums April 15, Edmonton

ELC presents Green Regs and Ham: Coastal Conundrums April 15, Edmonton   THIS EVENT IS NOW OVER. Please check here...

Moving from Conversion to Conservation: Intermunicipal Planning and Agricultural Lands

Moving from Conversion to Conservation: Intermunicipal Planning and Agricultural Lands   Alberta has lost and continues to lose valuable agricultural...

Climate Change Litigation in Canada: Environnement Jeunesse v. Canada

Climate Change Litigation in Canada: Environnement Jeunesse v. Canada   This past November, ENvironnement JEUnesse (ENJEU), an environmental nonprofit in...

Keeping up the PACE: An Update on the Pace Program and Associated Regulations

Keeping up the PACE: An Update on the Pace Program and Associated Regulations   A previous blog post “Picking up...

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