Today, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Jonathan Wilkinson took an important step in addressing the impact of coal in Canada by announcing his intention to designate all metallurgical coal mine exploration and development projects in southwest Alberta for a federal impact assessment.
Alberta Organizations Call for Regional Assessment of Metallurgical Coal Mining
A coalition of Alberta organizations are asking for a regional assessment on metallurgical coal mining in the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains in Alberta
Government halts some coal exploration during ongoing consultation: positive momentum that needs to keep going.
We welcome the announcement that exploration activity will not go forward in Category 2 lands this summer while Albertans are still having conversations on the future of this landscape.
Tent Mountain coal mine: Niitsitapi Water Protectors, landowners group, environmental orgs urge Canada to designate project for assessment
April 6, 2021 CALGARY/TERRITORIES OF THE NIITSITAPI (BLACKFOOT) AND PEOPLES OF TREATY 7, INCLUDING THE SIKSIKA, PIIKUNI, KAINAI, TSUUT’INA AND STONEY NAKODA FIRST NATIONS, INCLUDING … Read More
New government coal consultation misses the mark, failing to engage with Albertans on the issues they care most about
New survey released as part of the coal consultation narrowly focuses on regulation of coal developments.
Coal in SW AB: What you Need to Know
Watch our panel discussion on open-pit mining, featuring voices from the conservation, indigenous and ranching communities. Our guests will speak about the Grassy Mountain Coal project hearing, the cancellation of Alberta’s coal policy and the impacts of these changes/projects will have on their communities.
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