9 things that haven’t changed since Alberta’s about-face on coal mining policy
The United Conservative Party was backed into a corner on its decision to open up...
How a public uprising caused a province built on fossil fuels to reverse course on coal mining
Country music stars, conservationists and tens of thousands of Albertans came together to roll back...
An Alberta county drafted big tourism plans. Then came the coal leases
Clearwater County set its economic sights on attracting visitors to the eastern slopes of the...
Alberta’s ‘back door’ plan to free up billions of litres of water for coal mines raises alarm
Amid concerns about droughts, selenium pollution, at-risk species and Indigenous consultation, the Alberta government is...
On the defensive in Alberta: a closer look at a series of UCP missteps
The United Conservative Party government has been in backtrack city over the past month. In...
Alberta just cancelled 11 controversial coal leases but open-pit mining could still happen. Here’s why
The UCP government’s about-face on coal mining in the Rockies and foothills comes amid a...
Alberta is planning new mountaintop-removal coal mines. Here’s what that looks like
Debate has swirled as Alberta opens up a large swath of the Rocky Mountains' eastern...
Alberta ranchers fear loss of grazing lands due to proposed coal mine
Public use of previously protected lands, water quality of Oldman River watershed threatened after Alberta...
Alberta coal miner launches legal challenge against federal environmental assessment
Coalspur says Minister Jonathan Wilkinson acted ‘unlawfully’ when he ordered a federal review of its...
