Coal Mining

• Alberta coal consultation terms of reference rule out land use, water concerns

  A committee that is supposed to consult Albertans on coal development in the Rocky Mountains won't be able to ask questions about water or land use.

  Environment

  Apr 15
• Opposition bill against coal mining in Rockies can proceed to legislature: committee

  Committee clerk Warren Huffman confirmed it's the first Opposition-sponsored private member's bill the committee hasn't rejected since the UCP came to power.

  Environment

  Apr 13
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• Alberta Opposition says private member’s bill would protect mountains from coal mines

  Alberta Opposition Leader Rachel Notley is tabling proposed legislation she says would protect the province's Rocky Mountains from new open-pit coal mines.

  Environment

  Apr 7
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• Lethbridge man faces $600 fine for trespassing while filming anti-coal video

  Over a dozen protestors from all over central and southern Alberta could be seen protesting outside of the courthouse Tuesday morning.

  Environment

  Apr 6
• Another request made to federal government to join coal mine environmental review in Alberta

  A fourth request has been made to the federal government to get involved in the review of a coal mine proposed for Alberta's Rocky Mountains.

  Environment

  Apr 6
• Alberta ranchers and landowners launch separate studies on coal mining impacts

  Two concerned groups are launching their own fact-finding mission to uncover the impacts of coal mining in the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains in southern Alberta.

  Environment

  Apr 1
• Alberta government announces 5-member coal consultation committee, online survey

  The Alberta government is asking a five-member committee to assess how people in the province feel about coal mining in the Rocky Mountains.

  Environment

  Mar 29
• Calgarians rally against open-pit coal mining Saturday

  More than 175 people gathered in Calgary on Saturday to rally against open-pit coal mining on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains.

  Environment

  Mar 27
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• Coal exploration approvals already exceed legal road thresholds, data suggests

  Road-building approvals for coal exploration already exceed legal limits in some parts of Alberta's Rocky Mountains and foothills.

  Environment

  Mar 24
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• Petition asks federal government to review overall effect of expanded coal mining in Alberta

  The petition contains 18,000 names from across Canada was started by by a member of the Niitsitapi Water Protectors from the Kainai band in the province's southwest.

  Environment

  Mar 22