Coal Mining in Alberta: The Harms of Resource Extraction Projects to Indigenous Communities
If open-pit coal mining goes forwards in Alberta’s Rockies, it will impact far more than the natural environment we depend…
Government halts some coal exploration during ongoing consultation: positive momentum that needs to keep going
CPAWS Southern and Northern Alberta Chapters are happy to hear that more than 25,000 Albertans participated in the initial Coal…
Flipping the Script on Coal: Our Tips on How to Navigate the Alberta Government’s New Coal Policy Survey
Despite many shortcomings in the Government of Alberta’s new survey on coal development, we are encouraging all Albertans to participate and not…
Government’s new coal consultation misses the mark, failing to engage with Albertans on the issues they care about most
Yesterday’s announcement from the Government of Alberta launching the consultation process for a new Coal Policy does not address CPAWS…
Alberta unveils two new land use plans to achieve caribou recovery
The Government of Alberta has released two draft plans for caribou recovery in the northeast and northwest of the province,…
Survey guide for Albertans on sizeable protected area expansion in northeast Alberta
A significant expansion to the Kitaskino Nuwenëné Wildland Park, first established in 2019, was recently proposed by the Government of Alberta in early February. You…
CPAWS Statement on Alberta Budget 2021
CPAWS Southern and Northern Alberta Chapters have a mixed reaction to the Government of Alberta’s new provincial budget.…
Impacts of Coal Mining on the City of Edmonton and Surrounding Areas
The recent reinstatement of the Coal Policy does not eliminate the risk of coal mining and its impacts to Edmonton’s…
Jasper National Park Caribou: Statement by Recreational Users and Conservationists
We are very concerned that today, February 16, Parks Canada is lifting its winter-time backcountry access restrictions in Jasper National…
Park expansion in northeast Alberta protects critical habitat for woodland caribou and wood bison
EDMONTON, AB – A significant expansion to the Kitaskino Nuwenëné Wildland Park, first established in 2019, was announced by the…
CPAWS Celebrates Reinstatement of Alberta Coal Policy, but More Protections Urgently Needed for Eastern Slopes of the Rockies
Today’s announcement from the Minister of Energy on the reinstatement of the 1976 Coal Policy is a significant step forward.…
Coal Mining in Clearwater County
Clearwater County Council will be discussing and voting this month on their position on the cancellation of the Coal Policy…