[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  In 2020, the 1976 Coal Policy was rescinded without public consultation.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…

Submitted by WasteLess to the consultation on the amendment to the Single-Use Plastics Prohibition Regulations. WasteLess is a committee of Environment Lethbridge comprised of individuals from a variety of interests who for over a decade have worked to inspire waste reduction in our community. A recent focus has been on reducing single-use plastics and informing…

From Crowsnest Headwaters substack: Perversely, Fisheries and Oceans grants West Fraser permission to destroy critical habitat for more clear cut logging devastation in Hidden Creek By Lorne Fitch If you compare a map of the historic distribution of our native trout to their present status you’ll see there’s been a drastic reduction to the places…

Published in The Lethbridge Herald, 19 February 2026. The Belly River is one of 11 major rivers flowing east from the Rockies.  It is the only one not impacted by a dam.  But one is being planned. There are those who want more water, regardless of the cost or consequences. Beyond its natural beauty, the…