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  In 2020, the 1976 Coal Policy was rescinded without public consultation.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

Dear Minister Dabrusin and the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada, The undersigned organizations are writing to express support for a group of concerned Albertans known as “No CO2 Pipelines Alberta”. This community group, located around St. Paul, Alberta, has raised serious concerns regarding the safety, environmental, and long term community risks associated with the proposed…

Alberta Wilderness Association is organizing an adventure on June 6 to the Taber grasslands. It’s an opportunity to see places that are not normally accessible. You can find more information and register at this link

Lorne Fitch is a Professional Biologist, a retired Fish and Wildlife Biologist and a former Adjunct Professor with the University of Calgary. He is the author of Streams of Consequence, Travels Up the Creek, and Conservation Confidential. Your blood pressure will escalate when you see how they’ve logged your forest. Like many I grew up…