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[The Alberta Environmental Policy Series highlights the many environmental challenges and related government policies in Alberta. SAGE welcomes feedback on these topics.] In 2020, the 1976 Coal Policy was rescinded without public consultation. Significant areas of the Eastern Slopes land were opened to coal leases, initiating a widespread response from concerned landowners, environmentalists, and Indigenous…
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All We Can Save: Truth, courage, and solutions for the climate crisis, 2020. (Johnson, A.E. & Wilkinson, K.K., eds.). One World: New York. All We Can Save is a diverse collection of contributions about the climate crisis, written by women for everyone. All of these contributors embody a sense of courage to meaningfully address the challenges…
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Review comments on Proposed Terms of Reference, Environmental Impact Assessment Report Southern Alberta Group for the Environment (SAGE) is a non-profit organization based in Lethbridge whose mission is to serve as a leading voice for a healthy and environmentally sustainable community. For over 35 years SAGE has worked to protect and restore rivers and watersheds…
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Open Letter: Environmental Impact Assessment of the “historic expansion of Alberta irrigation” including Chin Reservoir, Deadhorse Coulee Reservoir and Snake Lake Reservoir. 10 November 2022 I am writing on behalf of parties interested in environmental impact assessment of the activities associated with the “historic expansion for Alberta irrigation”. Interested parties include Alberta Chapter of the…
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In naturally dry regions such as southern Alberta, rivers provide a critical supply of water. Ever increasing human demands on this precious resource have natural consequences and limits. It is urgent that we understand what flows are needed to keep rivers healthy and functioning. Instream Flow Needs (IFN) are streamflows required to be left flowing…
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Submitted to City of Lethbridge, Community Safety Standing Policy Committee The Southern Alberta Group for the Environment (SAGE) supports the initiative being advanced by Rena Woss regarding the development of a Light Nuisance Bylaw for Lethbridge. Light that trespasses into personal living spaces, including backyards, has negative impacts both to human wellbeing and the environment. The Leadership…
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Southern Alberta Group for the Environment (SAGE), June 2021 Executive Summary:SAGE is a leading voice for a healthy and environmentally sustainable community in Lethbridge, and honours the traditional territory of the Blackfoot / Niitsítapi Confederacy. We are indebted to the Indigenous Peoples of the Canadian Plains for the stewardship of this land: past, present and…