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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 In 2020, the 1976 Coal Policy was rescinded without public consultation.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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The following letter was sent to the Minister of Affordability and Utilities and the Minister of Municipal Affairs (June 7, 2025) encouraging the Government of Alberta to allow municipalities to explore affordable housing opportunities that includes home performance and reduces urban sprawl. The Southern Alberta Group for the Environment remains concerned about the current government…
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From The Lethbridge Herald, June 5, 2025 Lori Goater peers out from her kitchen table to the dwindling Oldman River, which should be flowing with ample water, has slowly been getting smaller which can be easily noticed during times of drought such as the last couple of years. Goater, who has a master’s degree in…
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From Emerald Awards The Clean Air Strategic Alliance (CASA) is a multi-stakeholder partnership including representation from SAGE. CASA uses a collaborative consensus-based process, and every partner is committed to a comprehensive air quality management system for Alberta. Air pollution from Alberta’s transportation sector is a growing concern, impacting both the environment and public health. In…
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3 June 2025, By Lorne Fitch Research Paper: Cooke, C.A., et.al. (2025). Fish remain high in selenium long after mountaintop coal mines close. (https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.22.655156v1.full.pdf) Another piece of research has just revealed the contamination of trout and mountain whitefish in Crowsnest Lake with selenium, derived from the legacy Tent Mountain coal strip mine (Fish remain high…
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Lethbridge residents may have heard some talk about drought recently. Most of us are aware that our water supply is pumped out of the Oldman River which flows out of its watershed in the mountains to the west. Some of us may even know that upstream reservoirs hold back water from melting snow and spring…
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Register for a Water Availability Webinar (June 19th at 12 noon), hosted by the Environmental Law Centre https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4OfQdb6_RaSgV6W2aOFItA#/registration
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We have updated our website! At SAGE, we are committed to science-based research & discussion of issues vital to Southern Alberta. As part of our community engagement, SAGE has moved its website to GreenGeeks – a green energy web hosting service. In addition to their commitment to purchasing green energy to power their servers, that…
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May 21, 2025 from Lorne Fitch. The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) has rendered its decision allowing Northback to proceed with more coal exploration on Grassy Mountain. You might remember Grassy Mountain, the zombie-like coal mine proposal that will not die and is kept on life support by the Alberta government. To get the good news…
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May 21, 2025 from Water for Food. Premier Danielle Smith says we need metallurgical coal to make solar panels and windmills. 1. The UCP government effectively killed the booming clean energy industry in Alberta. 2. The steel industry world wide is rapidly implementing green steel technology which doesn’t require metallurgical coal. 3. The Alberta government’s…
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Response to SAGE letter (https://www.sage-environment.org/all-season-resorts-act-bill-35/) Thank you for reaching out to share your concerns regarding Bill 35, the All Season Resorts Act. I appreciate the time and effort you have taken to advocate for Alberta’s natural spaces. The All Season Resorts Act was introduced to establish a clear and streamlined approval process for resort development,…