Suncor oil sands mine expansion will add 60 square kilometers of new tailings in its lifetime, the same size as Manhattan
New analysis reveals that Suncor’s Fort Hills oil sands mine expansion in northern Alberta will add 60 square kilometers of…
Review finds regulator had no wrongdoing for oil sands tailings leak; but new documents show it was aware of the leak for years
A review of the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER), the arm’s length regulatory body responsible for oversight of Alberta’s oil sands,…
While Canada celebrates two new World Heritage Sites, what will become of Wood Buffalo National Park?
While Canada hopes to add two more World Heritage Sites this week, during the annual meeting of the World Heritage…
Key Pieces Missing from Environmental and Protected Areas and Forestry and Parks Ministry Letters
The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) Southern and Northern Alberta Chapters are concerned about a blurry separation of ministerial…
A BioBlitz in the Cardinal Divide
The Cardinal Divide Conservation Coalition hosted a BioBlitz in July 2023 in hope of highlighting the biodiversity of the region.…
Site C, growing oil sands mines, and climate change among major threats degrading on world-renowned Peace-Athabasca Delta
A new report by the World Heritage Committee has determined that Wood Buffalo National Park is increasingly unsafe from growing…
Flooding causes mine wastewater spill, adding to an alarming list of spills across Alberta this year
The provincial regulator has reported repeated incidents of wastewater overflows at mine sites across Alberta this spring, with the most…
CPAWS Northern Alberta’s 2023 Summer Reading List
We’re pleased to share our THIRD annual summer reading list with you. Our staff and board have carefully selected titles…
2023 Alberta Election Platforms
Leading up to the 2023 Alberta Provincial Election on May 29th, we have gone through party platforms and pulled out…
What is Mine 14 and why does it matter?
In Spring of 2022, the Government of Alberta, in response to the outcry about new coal mining in Alberta’s eastern…
Meet Peat: A climate, biodiversity, and culture hero.
Peatlands cover large swaths of the Taiga Plains ecozone, Canada’s second-highest density peatland region after the Hudson Bay Lowlands. As…
A summary of the House of Commons hearings on the Kearl Spill
The Kearl tailings spill raised such public attention and outcry that it caught the attention of Canada’s Members of Parliament.…