Alberta coal mining Archives | Page 3 of 3

Alberta just cancelled 11 controversial coal leases but open-pit mining could still happen. Here’s why

Jan. 18, 2021 12 min. read

The UCP government’s about-face on coal mining in the Rockies and foothills comes amid a...

Updated Dec. 24, 2020 6 min. read

Debate has swirled as Alberta opens up a large swath of the Rocky Mountains' eastern...

Oct. 10, 2020 11 min. read

Public use of previously protected lands, water quality of Oldman River watershed threatened after Alberta...

Sept. 2, 2020 7 min. read

Coalspur says Minister Jonathan Wilkinson acted ‘unlawfully’ when he ordered a federal review of its...

July 30, 2020 4 min. read

Environmental groups hail Jonathan Wilkinson’s decision, which comes after mounting pressure from Indigenous peoples and...

July 28, 2020 10 min. read

The UCP government has rescinded a decades-old policy that restricted coal mining in parts of...

Nov. 30, 2018 26 min. read

As Alberta moves away from burning coal for electricity, miners face an uncertain future. The...