CPAWS Northern Alberta Gets Full Participation in Summit Coal Inc.’s Mine 14 Hearing
CPAWS Northern Alberta along with the Alberta Wilderness Association, Driftpile Cree Nation, Louis Bull Tribe, Sucker Creek First Nation, and…
CIMI and the terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad news for Alberta
While the Coal Industry Modernization Initiative (CIMI) purports to modernize the coal industry in Alberta to align with the values…
Moratorium On Coal in Alberta Removed, Quietly Announced in the Middle of Grassy Mountain Mine Hearings
CPAWS Northern and Southern Alberta are deeply disappointed to learn that the moratorium on coal exploration and development has been…
Government of Alberta puts private corporate interest ahead of Alberta public on coal, makes changes to Coal Policy ahead of the holidays
CPAWS Southern and Northern Alberta chapters are concerned by the Government of Alberta’s recent announcement launching the Alberta Coal Industry…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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.…