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22 June 2025The following is a response from the Honourable Rebecca Schulz, Minister of Environment and Protected Areas, regarding SAGE’s submission to the Enhanced Water Availability, Phase II engagement. Thank you for your June 25, 2025, letter, sharing your feedback on the proposed Water Act amendments to enhance Alberta’s water availability. As part of the…
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From The Real Urban Emission (TRUE) Initiative and the Clean Air Strategic Alliance (with representation from SAGE): Using real-world remote sensing data from vehicle inspection stations across Alberta, researchers analyzed the levels of excess nitrogen oxides (NOx) from the heavy-duty fleet to identify rates of tampering or malfunction. Key findings include: 38% of model year…
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02 July 2025: Sent to the Environment and Protected Areas and Natural Resources Conservation Board I understand the application for the Snake Lake Reservoir Expansion Project is being reviewed for completeness by both Environment and Protected Areas and Natural Resources Conservation Board. The joint April 14, 2025 Notice of Filing included posting of the EIA…
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From Environment Lethbridge (https://environmentlethbridge.ca/) Lifetime Achievement Award for Environment Lethbridge Volunteer Congratulations to Cheryl Bradley for her Environmental Lifetime Achievement Award from Green Communities Canada. Cheryl has been a long-time environmental champion in Lethbridge and has chaired Environment Lethbridge’s Wasteless Committee for nearly ten years. Thanks to her tireless efforts, awareness of waste reduction has…
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26 June 2025 The Southern Alberta Group for the Environment (SAGE) appreciates the opportunity to participate in the discussion on amendments to the Water Act. The objectives of this phase of the Enhancement of Water Availability engagement seem to have focused mainly on water management that maximizes water use (and economic opportunity), while neglecting to…
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18 April 2025 Dear federal party leaders, We, the 31 undersigned organizations, call for the immediate passing of strong federal oil and gas methane regulations. As organizations dedicated to the health and well-being of children, communities and our environment in Canada, we recognize the urgent need to reduce methane emissions and emphasize that robust regulations…
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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…