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ELC Regulatory Watch: Upcoming AER appeal will shed light on EPEA approval amendments

ELC Regulatory Watch: Upcoming AER appeal will shed light on EPEA approval amendments   The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) recently...

Habitat, what habitat? The Greater Sage-Grouse emergency order and a call for heightened due diligence [Revised]

Habitat, what habitat? The Greater Sage-Grouse emergency order and a call for heightened due diligence [Revised]   This story is...

Groundwater sustainability: evolving groundwater policy and regulation for Alberta

Groundwater sustainability: evolving groundwater policy and regulation for Alberta   Groundwater management in Alberta is governed by a wide variety...

Science and impact assessment: Green Regs and Ham

Science and impact assessment: Green Regs and Ham THIS EVENT IS NOW OVER. Here are just a couple of the...

Green Regs and Ham: October 25, 2018 in Calgary: Science, Decision Making & the Law

Science, Decision Making & the Law The Impact Assessment Cat in the Science Hat   THIS EVENT IS NOW OVER...

Overhaul of Alberta’s Remediation Certificate Regulation

Overhaul of Alberta’s Remediation Certificate Regulation   On June 1, 2018 the Government of Alberta passed the Remediation Certificate Amendment...

Environmental Rights in Alberta: Follow up on ELC’s Webinar on the Interaction of Environmental Rights & Property Rights

Environmental Rights in Alberta: Follow up on ELC’s Webinar on the Interaction of Environmental Rights & Property Rights   On...

WEBINAR June 21: ELC presents the Interaction of Environmental Rights and Property Rights

WEBINAR June 21: ELC presents the Interaction of Environmental Rights and Property Rights You are invited to an online Zoom...

Environmental Rights in Alberta: The Interaction of Environmental Rights & Property Rights

Environmental Rights in Alberta: The Interaction of Environmental Rights & Property Rights   As part of our series of educational...

Spring Reports of the CESD

Spring Reports of the CESD   The Commissioner of Environment and Sustainable Development (CESD) recently released her Spring 2018 Reports....

Pickerel, Pipelines and Pancakes: A Summary of ELC’s Green Regs and Ham breakfast discussion

Pickerel, Pipelines and Pancakes: A Summary of ELC’s Green Regs and Ham breakfast discussion   “For too long Alberta has...

Competing Methane Regulations: Alberta and Canada Release Methane Regulations in the Same Week

Competing Methane Regulations: Alberta and Canada Release Methane Regulations in the Same Week   One of the pillars of the...

Picking up the PACE and Running with City Charters

Picking up the PACE and Running with City Charters: Update on Municipal Government Act   As has been covered in...

Announcing the ELC’s Upcoming Webinar Series

The Environmental Law Centre is pleased to announce a new webinar series.   The webinars are based on current areas...

Green Regs and Ham: Pickerel, Pipelines and Pancakes Tickets now available

Green Regs and Ham: Pickerel, Pipelines and Pancakes   ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTRE: The Environmental Law Centre (ELC) has...

University law students: Looking for a summer job?

For Immediate Posting Notice – Summer Law Student Position Accepting Applications for May – August 2018 Placement Rate: $20.00/hour APPLICATION...

An Environmental Bill of Rights for Alberta

In addition to our series of educational materials concerning legal rights related to environmental quality, the Environmental Law Centre has...

ELC Staff Counsel Kyra Leuschen: Lifelong love of the outdoors

ELC Staff Counsel Kyra Leuschen: Lifelong love of the outdoors   Kyra Leuschen recently joined the Environmental Law Centre as...

Introducing ELC Staff Counsel Rebecca Kauffman

Introducing ELC Staff Counsel Rebecca Kauffman   Rebecca Kauffman recently joined the Environmental Law Centre as staff counsel, and we...

Environmental Rights Module 6: Access to Justice and the Right to be Heard

The Environmental Law Centre is publishing a series of educational materials concerning legal rights related to environmental quality. This work...

Bill 69 and the Impact Assessment Act: public trust regained or more of the same

Bill 69 and the Impact Assessment Act: public trust regained or more of the same   The Government of Canada’s...

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