Alberta Coal Mining

• Alberta, coal lobbyists talked for years about more open-pit mining in the Rockies: documents

  Documents 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.

  Politics

  Apr 16
  
• Judge orders Alberta government to produce massive trove of coal documents

  The 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.

  Politics

  Apr 15
  
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• Country musician Corb Lund criticizes Alberta minister over coal application support

  Corb Lund says that after meeting with Energy Minister Brian Jean, he doesn't believe the minister knows enough about the issue.

  Economy

  Feb 24
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• Alberta Energy Regulator accepts Rockies coal mine application, will call public hearing

  Alberta's energy regulator says it will accept an application and open hearings into a controversial open-pit coal mine on the southern slopes of the province's Rocky Mountains.

  Economy

  Feb 23
• Federal Court allows judicial review of Rocky Mountain coal mine denied by panel

  A Federal Court ruling has thrown out a decision from federal Environmental Minister Steven Guilbeault denying a permit for an open-pit coal mine in the Alberta Rockies.

  Politics

  Feb 14
• Contamination from old Alberta coal mines raises cleanup questions

  The findings raise questions about who is responsible for cleaning up legacy industrial sites.

  Environment

  Jan 30
• Head of Alberta commission on Rocky Mountain coal mining concerned over new applications

  Last week, an Australia-based company resurrected a proposal for the Grassy Mountain steelmaking coal mine in southern Alberta, applying for three licences from the AER.

  Environment

  Sep 25, 2023
• New Alberta energy minister to keep coal moratorium, consider well cleanup breaks

  Alberta Energy Minister Peter Guthrie confirmed he has no plans to withdraw the order — although he wouldn't say how long it will remain.

  Environment

  Nov 8, 2022
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• Pristine Alberta lake contaminated by dust from mountaintop coal mines: study

  The paper, published last week in the journal Environmental Science and Technology, concludes that it's crucial to consider more than just downstream effects from such mines.

  Environment

  Nov 3, 2022
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• Supreme Court of Canada won’t hear appeals in Alberta open-pit coal project case

  A review panel had concluded the likely effects of the proposed Grassy Mountain coal mine on fish and water quality outweighed the economic benefits.

  Environment

  Sep 29, 2022