Fresh Water

Dec
15
2020

Grassy Mountain Coal Project

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The oral portion of the public hearing for Benga Mining Ltd.'s proposed Grassy Mountain Coal Project in the Crowsnest Pass concluded on December 2. The next step in the federal impact assessment process is for the Joint Review Panel to draft the Impact Assessment Report, Consultation Report, and recommend potential conditions for submission to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change.

Grassy Mountain is the first of at least six mountain-top removal coal mines proposed by large Australian mining companies in various stages of regulatory approval in the region. There are more than 50,000 ha of the Old Man River headwaters under lease for future mountain-top removal mining.

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Climate Change
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Wilderness & Parks
Coal
Fresh Water
Mining
Alberta Wilderness Association
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Issue Briefs
Sep
10
2020

Issue Brief: Oil Sands Monitoring

Updated: September 10, 2020
The budget for the joint provincial-federal Oil Sands Monitoring Program will be reduced by around 25% this year, citing less field work due to the COVID-19 outbreak. AEN members discussed the budget reduction on a call on August 26 and are seeking clarification from the Oil Sands Monitoring Program. Read More

Air Quality
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Oil Sands
Environmental Assessment
Environmental Science
Fresh Water
Issue Briefs
Sep
04
2020

Government action holding oilsands operators to account on tailings management long overdue

Pembina Institute reacts to the Commission on Environmental Cooperation’s finding on oilsands tailings

Pembina Institute

CALGARY — Nina Lothian, director of responsible fossil fuels at the Pembina Institute, made the following statement in response to the Commission for Environmental Cooperation's final report on Alberta tailings ponds, released Sept. 3, 2020, which found scientific evidence of contaminated water seeping into groundwater around oilsands tailings ponds. Read More

Source: Pembina Institute
Pembina Institute
Oil Sands
Environmental Science
Fresh Water
Groundwater
Water Quality
Mining
Toxics
Sep
02
2020

Issue Brief: Vista coal mine expansion

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Updated: September 3, 2020

The Coalspur Vista mine is one of the largest thermal coal mines in Canada, and the proposed expansion could almost triple its capacity. Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson declined in December 2019 to order a federal impact assessment, but he reversed this decision on July 30 so the project will undergo a federal impact assessment. Coalspur Mines has launched a legal challenge to the Minister's decision.

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Climate Change
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Coal
Environmental Law & Policy
Environmental Assessment
Fresh Water
Mining
Alberta Wilderness Association
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Ecojustice
Keepers of the Athabasca
West Athabasca Watershed Bioregional Society
Issue Briefs
Aug
12
2020

Major Project Grants, Fall 2020

Organization: 
Alberta Ecotrust Foundation
Deadline: 
11 Sep 2020

From the Alberta Ecotrust website:

Alberta Ecotrust is now accepting Letters of Intent for their Fall 2020 Major Projects grant program. The deadline for submitting a Letter of Intent is September 11.

If you have any questions or problems accessing the system please contact [email protected], or by calling 403-209-2245 or 1-800-465-2147 outside of Calgary.

APPLICATION PORTAL

Major Grants

This program is designed to support more comprehensive projects that have the potential to result in substantial environmental benefit. The application process is more comprehensive and will be undertaken in two parts. These projects must be completed within a year. Maximum grant is $30,000.

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Source: Alberta Ecotrust
Alberta Ecotrust
Climate Change
Fresh Water
Land Management & Stewardship

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