The Environmental Law Centre’s recent webinar explored how Alberta’s legal frameworks shape habitat protection on private lands—a space where ecological...
The All-Season Resorts Act and amendments proposed by Bill 10: Red Tape Reduction Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 (No. 2) The...
The Problem with Alberta’s Proposed Harvest Preserves and the Spread of Chronic Wasting Disease Written by Rebecca Kauffman and Jason...
The latest session in the Environmental in Focus series examined how Alberta approaches water management planning under the Water Act....
written by Jason Unger The Water Amendment Act (Bill 7) proposes amalgamation of the Peace/Slave River Basin and the Athabasca...
When it comes to protecting endangered species in Alberta, the questions often reveal just how complex — and important —...
Part Two of the Water Law in Focus Webinar Series Understanding how Alberta’s water is managed, allocated, and protected is...
The Water Amendment Act (Bill 7) was tabled on October 30, 2025, following earlier government consultation on proposals to increase...
The second part of the “Habitat Management in Alberta” webinar mini-series looked at law and policies that apply to habitat...
In April 2025, the Government of Alberta (GOA) issued its Mature Asset Strategy: What We Heard and Recommendations report. The...
The ELC held the first webinar in this series, it brought the Centre’s review and analysis in relation to questions...
In 2024, the government of Alberta established the Oil Sands Mine Water Steering Committee (the “Committee”) with the mandate to...
2020 was a garbage year for the Environmental Law Centre. ELC released two publications that explored the complex regulatory world...
The first part of this series, titled “Habitat Management in Alberta,” offers an examination of the laws and policies that...
The Environmental Law Centre invites you for our Green Regs and Ham breakfast reboot. Our expert panel will be diving...
This is the third blog in our series on the management of oil sands tailings ponds. The first two focused...
Part 2: A Case Study in Uncertainty by Lexa Ward and Rebecca Kauffman This is the second part of our...
The ‘Environmental Law in Focus’ mini-webinar series targets key environmental law and policy issues with a focus on building understanding,...
Part 1: The Liability Management Context by Lexa Ward and Rebecca Kauffman Since the first oil sands mine application was...
By Brenda Heelan Powell, Staff Counsel, Environmental Law Centre August 19, 2025 – The Eastern Slopes of the Rocky Mountains...
Edmonton, AB — 19th August, 2025 — Communities are not merely seeking coal industry modernization as proposed by the government’s...
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