Coal
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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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Feds announce $39M to help Alberta communities transition from coal-powered energyThe federal government has committed $39 million to 10 projects in Alberta to help support communities transition away from coal-powered energy.PoliticsJul 3
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Study finds coal dust blown onto snowpack in Alberta, British ColumbiaNewly published research has found cancer-causing chemicals downwind from coal mines in southern British Columbia in concentrations that rival those next to oilsand mines.EnvironmentJun 19
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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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What G7 phase-out of ‘unabated’ coal-powered energy means for CanadaCanada signed a pledge to phase out coal-fired electricity by 2030 with other G7 countries but plans to keep producing coal for steel production.CanadaMay 2
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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 Court allows judicial review of Rocky Mountain coal mine denied by panelA 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.PoliticsFeb 14
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