Alberta Coal
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Alberta regulator to hold Rocky Mountain coal hearings despite legal challengeRanchland argued that if the court ruled against the applications, regulatory hearings into them would be a waste.CanadaSep 27
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Groups want Alberta coal hearings adjourned while Appeal Court considers applicationsThe M.D. of Ranchland and the Pekisko Group, an organization of ranchers, have asked the AER to adjourn hearings into Northback Holdings' plans for Grassy Mountain.EnvironmentSep 9
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Rocky Mountain coal hearings still scheduled despite Alberta’s top court allowing appealThe regulator has promised to hold public hearings into three applications from Northback Holdings to explore for coal on the Grassy Mountain site in southwestern Alberta.EnvironmentAug 26
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Alberta Court of Appeal allows appeal of coal miner’s exploration applicationsIn a ruling released Thursday, the Alberta Court of Appeal said it will hear arguments from the Municipal District of Ranchland.EnvironmentAug 23
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Ranchers turn to top Alberta court in hopes of blocking Rockies coal mineA group of southern Alberta ranchers are turning to the province's top court in a final bid to block applications for coal exploration in the Rocky Mountains.EconomyJun 5
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Alberta, coal lobbyists talked for years about more open-pit mining in the Rockies: documentsDocuments released via freedom of information laws show Alberta bureaucrats were working as early as October 2019 on ways to remedy what they called 'underinvestment' in the area.PoliticsApr 16
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Judge orders Alberta government to produce massive trove of coal documentsThe ruling comes in response to an attempt by the United Conservative government to block the release of the documents to a group of southern Alberta ranchers.PoliticsApr 15
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Alberta Appeal Court dismisses Genesee coal mine company’s lawsuit alleging expropriationAltius, which owns the Genesee coal mine that feeds the Genesee power plant west of Edmonton, lost in Court of King's Bench but took its case to the Alberta Court of Appeal.CanadaApr 4
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Canada’s coal exports up again in 2023 as government’s promised ban elusiveThe boom in exports of the kind of coal burned to make electricity comes as Canada leads a charge to end the use of coal as a source of power worldwide.EnvironmentMar 29
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Federal officials say Alberta coal mine moving ahead without permitsEnvironmental groups want Ottawa to enforce its rules on an Alberta coal site that has started building an underground test mine without the proper permits.CanadaMar 7
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