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05 Jun Drought Watch 2024: Recent Drought Management Responses in Alberta include the introduction of Bill 21: Emergency Statutes Amendment Act

Posted at 07:36h in Climate and Energy, Constitution, Reimagining Rivers, Water management by Brenda Heelan Powell 0 Comments

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[su_box title="Background" style="soft" box_color="#509d31" radius="9"]In February, we began our series of blog posts on how the protection of our wetlands, forests and grasslands may be a solution to prevent even...

02 May Climate Change Law Blog Series: The Paris Agreement and the Federal Sustainable Development Strategy

Posted at 19:44h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change by Brenda Heelan Powell 3 Comments

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Climate Change Law Blog Series: The Paris Agreement and the Federal Sustainable Development Strategy This is the fifth post in the Environmental Law Centre’s blog series exploring climate change law in Canada. ...

27 Apr Update on the Alberta Energy Regulator’s Best-in-Class Initiative

Posted at 12:55h in Uncategorized by Brenda Heelan Powell 5 Comments

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Update on the Alberta Energy Regulator’s Best-in-Class Initiative Earlier this month, we had the opportunity to participate in the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER)’s Best-in-Class Initiative. This initiative is being conducted by...

26 Feb Buyer Beware: What happened before on that property you’re thinking about buying?

Posted at 16:34h in Public Participation by Environmental Law Centre (ELC) 0 Comments

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Buyer Beware: What happened before on that property you're thinking about buying? Today’s Edmonton Journal features an article about Alberta Environment ordering Leduc County to clean up a former landfill and...

12 Feb What Lies Beneath? Buyer Beware.

Posted at 10:45h in Public Participation by Environmental Law Centre (ELC) 0 Comments

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What Lies Beneath? Buyer Beware. ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTRE: The Environmental Law Centre (ELC) has been seeking strong and effective environmental laws since it was founded in 1982. The ELC is...

29 Jan What Lies Beneath? Buyer Beware.

Posted at 10:25h in Public Participation by Environmental Law Centre (ELC) 3 Comments

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What Lies Beneath? Buyer Beware. It’s every homeowner’s nightmare: You buy a home, move in, then find out there’s an abandoned gas well beneath, leaking and contaminating your property. Think it...

01 Oct Facts, Reasons and Environmental Evils: Recent Canadian Environmental Law Decisions

Posted at 09:24h in Environmental Assessment, Pollution & Emissions by Brenda Heelan Powell 0 Comments

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Facts, Reasons and Environmental Evils: Recent Canadian Environmental Law Decisions In recent months, there have been several interesting environmental law decisions issued by the Federal Court of Canada. In both Greenpeace Canada...

04 Jun “Turning Around the Supertanker”

Posted at 10:24h in Land Use, Sustainable Communities by Adam Driedzic 0 Comments

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“Turning Around the Supertanker”: Municipal panel sheds light on environmental management challenges at Green Regs & Ham Three municipal leaders walk into a hotel: the urban mayor who is said to represent...

30 Jan Municipal Government Act consultations announced

Posted at 13:33h in Land Use, Municipal Government Act, Public Participation, Sustainable Communities by Brenda Heelan Powell 2 Comments

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Municipal Government Act consultations announced Municipalities have the potential to play a key role in environmental protection. Many private land uses are controlled and regulated at the municipal level. As well,...

26 Nov Changes to Fisheries Act take effect November 25

Posted at 11:45h in Water by Brenda Heelan Powell 4 Comments

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Changes to Fisheries Act take effect November 25 As part of its Omnibus Budget Bill last year, the government passed significant changes to the federal Fisheries Act which came into force...

20 Nov Is the federal government protecting Canada’s national heritage? Fall 2013 Report of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development

Posted at 09:46h in Parks & Recreation, Species at Risk, Water by Brenda Heelan Powell 1 Comment

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Is the federal government protecting Canada’s national heritage? Fall 2013 Report of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development Earlier this month, the Report of the Commissioner of the Environment and...

11 Nov An update on amendments to federal environmental assessment laws

Posted at 12:09h in Environmental Assessment by Brenda Heelan Powell 1 Comment

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An update on amendments to federal environmental assessment laws Following public consultation on proposed amendments earlier this year, the federal government recently passed amendments to the Regulations Designating Physical Activities (RDPA). The...

Environmental Law Tag

05 Jun Drought Watch 2024: Recent Drought Management Responses in Alberta include the introduction of Bill 21: Emergency Statutes Amendment Act

02 May Climate Change Law Blog Series: The Paris Agreement and the Federal Sustainable Development Strategy

27 Apr Update on the Alberta Energy Regulator’s Best-in-Class Initiative

26 Feb Buyer Beware: What happened before on that property you’re thinking about buying?

12 Feb What Lies Beneath? Buyer Beware.

29 Jan What Lies Beneath? Buyer Beware.

01 Oct Facts, Reasons and Environmental Evils: Recent Canadian Environmental Law Decisions

04 Jun “Turning Around the Supertanker”

30 Jan Municipal Government Act consultations announced

26 Nov Changes to Fisheries Act take effect November 25

20 Nov Is the federal government protecting Canada’s national heritage? Fall 2013 Report of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development

11 Nov An update on amendments to federal environmental assessment laws