Category Archives: Environmental

Reviewing Regulations Post-Vavilov: Ecology Action Centre v Canada (Part II)

By: Mark Mancini and Martin Olszynski PDF Version: Reviewing Regulations Post-Vavilov: Ecology Action Centre v Canada (Part II) Case Commented On: Ecology Action Centre v Canada (Environment and Climate Change), 2021 FC 1367 (CanLII) This is the second post on … Continue reading

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Are Regional (and other) Assessments pursuant to the Impact Assessment Act Justiciable? Ecology Action Centre v Canada (Part 1)

By: Martin Olszynski PDF Version: Are Regional (and other) Assessments pursuant to the Impact Assessment Act Justiciable? Ecology Action Centre v Canada (Part 1) Case Commented On: Ecology Action Centre v Canada (Environment and Climate Change), 2021 FC 1367 (CanLII) The … Continue reading

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Province of Alberta Issues a Request for Full Project Proposals For Carbon Sequestration Hubs

By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: Province of Alberta Issues a Request for Full Project Proposals For Carbon Sequestration Hubs Document Commented On: Request for Full Project Proposals For Carbon Sequestration Hubs, December 2, 2021 Following an earlier announcement (Information Letter 2021-19) … Continue reading

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Bill 77, Unpaid Municipal Taxes, and the Connection to the Inactive and Orphan Wells Problem

By: Drew Yewchuk PDF Version: Bill 77, Unpaid Municipal Taxes, and the Connection to the Inactive and Orphan Wells Problem Bill Commented On: Alberta’s Bill 77: Municipal Government (Restoring Tax Accountability) Amendment Act, 2021, 2nd Session, 30th Legislature Alberta’s Bill 77: … Continue reading

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Preliminary Reflections on COP26 and the Glasgow Climate Pact, Part 2

By: David V. Wright PDF Version: Preliminary Reflections on COP26 and the Glasgow Climate Pact, Part 2 Matter Commented On: COP26 (Twenty-sixth Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) and the Glasgow Climate Pact (Decision … Continue reading

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