CPAWS Northern Alberta Chapter

Alberta 4 Coal Free Rockies

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Environment minister announces all metallurgical coal mines will undergo federal impact assessments, misses opportunity for meaningful regional assessment on Aboriginal and Treaty rights

CALGARY/TERRITORIES OF THE BLACKFOOT AND PEOPLES OF TREATIES 6 AND 7, HOME TO MÉTIS NATION OF ALBERTA, REGION III Today,…
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CPAWS welcomes Canada’s firm stance on future thermal coal mining projects and project expansions

EDMONTON, AB – Thermal coal mine projects and expansions not aligned with Canada’s domestic and international climate change commitments, says…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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Too little, too late: “Pause” on new coal leases fails to address ongoing threat of coal development in Alberta’s Rocky Mountains

CPAWS Southern and Northern Alberta chapters are concerned that the Minister of Energy has not heard the real concerns of…
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Canada agrees federal impact assessment necessary for mine expansion near Hinton, Alberta

EDMONTON, AB – Environment and Climate Change Minister, Jonathan Wilkinson, decides a federal impact assessment will be required for a…
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Alberta Coal Policy scrapped, making open-pit coal mining more accessible than ever along the eastern slopes of the Rockies

Edmonton – The Government of Alberta is rescinding A Coal Development Policy for Alberta (Coal Policy), raising concerns about the…
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