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The ELC Blog – Environmental Law Center
3w ago
“This winter, snowpack is below average, rivers are at record low levels and multiple reservoirs remain well below capacity.”[1] This is the stark introduction to a Government of Alberta announcement...
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1M ago
The Environmental Law Centre invites you to join our webinar discussion around contaminated sites and the law on February 27, 2024 at 12:00pm. Register here Alberta has thousands...
The post Pollution Management and Contaminated Sites in Alberta: Current Challenges, Jurisdictional Approaches and Law Reforms appeared first on Environmental Law Centre ..read more
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2M ago
The Environmental Law Centre is seeking a lawyer to fill a term position as Staff Counsel. Our activities focus on law reform, research and public legal education in areas of environmental and natural...
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The ELC Blog – Environmental Law Center
4M ago
(Photo: Horia Varlan from Bucharest, Romania, CC BY 2.0) ___________________________________________________________________________ Attempts by the federal government to tackle plastic pollution suffered a setback yesterday as the Federal Court of Canada...
The post Maybe not the last (plastic) straw: Federal Court quashes federal order aimed at regulating “Plastic Manufactured Items” appeared first on Environmental Law Centre ..read more
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4M ago
Join our panelists Brenda Heelan Powell (ELC) and Prof. Andrew Leach, and Prof. Cameron Jefferies, from the Faculty of Law (University of Alberta) as we dive into the Supreme Court...
The post Join us for a panel discussion – The SCC Impact Assessment Act Decision: federal assessments – past, present, and future appeared first on Environmental Law Centre ..read more
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5M ago
Since 2018, Alberta has had legislation which supports PACE programming via the Clean Energy Improvements Regulation (CEIP Regulation) and amendments to the Municipal Government Act (MGA).[1] The amendments to the...
The post A Better PACE for Alberta: ELC recommends law reforms to increase financing and flexibility of Alberta’s Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) programs appeared first on Environmental Law Centre ..read more
The ELC Blog – Environmental Law Center
5M ago
The ELC is excited to share that we are now an affiliated institute with the Faculty of Law at the University of Alberta. We see this affiliation as a great...
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The ELC Blog – Environmental Law Center
5M ago
Authors: Brenda Heelan Powell & Jason Unger Has the Supreme Court of Canada dismantled the foundation of federal project assessments or have we simply reset the foundation of the past?...
The post Federal role in assessing project impacts is reset, not rejected, by Supreme Court of Canada appeared first on Environmental Law Centre ..read more
The ELC Blog – Environmental Law Center
6M ago
As has been widely reported, in early August, the Government of Alberta (GOA) unexpectedly placed a moratorium on the issuance of approvals for hydro developments and power plants producing renewable...
The post Alberta’s Renewables are on Hold: Utilities Commission Sets Path Forward to Gather Input appeared first on Environmental Law Centre ..read more
The ELC Blog – Environmental Law Center
9M ago
In June 2023, the federal government finally amended the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, ostensibly, to reflect a modern interpretation of toxic substance management and environmental principles. The main changes to...
The post The Right to a Healthy Environment (and more) in the Canadian Environmental Protection Act: A First for Canadians appeared first on Environmental Law Centre ..read more