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A coal mining operation in Sparwood, B.C., is shown on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Study finds coal mine contaminants blown onto snowpack in Alberta, British Columbia

Newly published research has found cancer-causing chemicals downwind from coal mines in southern British Columbia in concentrations that rival those next to oilsand...

The Calgary Courts Centre in Calgary, Alta., Monday, March 11, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
CoalCourtsMiningNewsPoliticsRegulations

Ranchers turn to top Alberta court in hopes of blocking Rockies open-pit coal mine

A group of southern Alberta ranchers are turning to the province's top court in a final bid to block applications for coal exploration...

Alberta's New Democrat Opposition says the province's energy minister is undermining the independence of its supposedly arm's-length energy regulator and telling it what to do. Brian Jean stands with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith after being sworn into cabinet as Jobs, Economy and Northern Development in Edmonton, Monday, Oct. 24, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Frans
CoalCourtsMiningNewsPoliticsRegulations

Alberta government reducing independence of province’s energy regulator: Opposition

Alberta's New Democrat Opposition says the province's energy minister is undermining the independence of its supposedly arm's-length energy regulator and telling it what...

Grassy Mountain, Alta., is seen looking southwest in an undated handout photo. A ranching community is fighting a planned hearing on proposed coal exploration in the province's Rocky Mountains. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Riversdale Resources, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
CoalEnvironmentFuelMineralsMiningNews

Alberta municipality appeals regulator’s decision to accept coal exploration

An Alberta ranching community is fighting a planned hearing on proposed coal exploration in the Rocky Mountains

The Abbot Pass hut stood for decades in a rugged col between two iconic peaks, overlooking the limpid turquoise of Banff National Park's Lake Louise — a destination for alpinists from around the world until the ground melted beneath it and forced its closure. The Abbot Pass Refuge Cabin is shown in this undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Parks Canada, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
ClimateNewsWeather

Climate change altering the face of Canadian mountaineering

Climate change is altering the face of Canadian mountaineering, University of Calgary scientists have found.

Power lines are seen against cloudy skies near Kingston, Ont. , Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022 in Ottawa. The Alberta Utilities Commission is fining another power plant in the province for operating without a licence. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
ElectricityNatural GasNewsPoliticsRegulationsUtilities

Alberta Utilities Commission fines another unlicenced power generator mining bitcoin

The Alberta Utilities Commission is fining another electricity generator that powered bitcoin mining for operating without a licence.

l Power’s Genesee plant is seen near Edmonton in an Oct. 19, 2022, handout photo. An analyst says a corporate decision to mothball Canada's largest carbon capture and storage project is likely the result of financial uncertainty and technological risks.THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Capital Power, Jimmy Jeong, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
BusinessCarbon ManagementEconomyNewsPolitics

Financial, technology risks likely delayed Alberta carbon capture project: analysts

An analyst says a corporate decision by Capital Power to mothball Canada's largest carbon capture and storage project is likely the result of...

Pipes and tanks snake around the inside of a carbon capture and storage facility at the Boundary Dam Power Station in Estevan, Sask., on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014. The signature carbon capture and storage project continues to miss emissions reduction goals, raising questions about the cost-effectiveness of the technology, says a report. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michael Bell
Carbon ManagementCoalEmissionsNews

Boundary Dam carbon capture project missing goals, report says

Goal of Boundary Dam carbon capture to reduce emissions by 90% has never been reached, claims analyst, as technology's economics are disputed.

Research suggests climate change, not habitat loss, may be the biggest threat to the survival of threatened caribou herds. A caribou moves through the Algar region of northeastern Alberta in September 2017 in a handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-University of British Columbia-Cole Burton MANDATORY CREDIT
AnalysisBiodiversityClimateIn-Depth

Climate change, not habitat loss, may be biggest threat to caribou herds: study

The lead author of the study says simply replanting and restoring damage to the boreal forest isn't going to be enough to keep...

Alberta is appealing a judge's ruling that ordered the release of internal documents on coal mining in the province's Rocky Mountains. Alberta's provincial flag flies in Ottawa on Monday July 6, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Alberta to appeal ruling ordering release of documents on coal mining in Rockies

Alberta is appealing a judge's ruling that ordered the release of internal documents on coal mining in the western Canadian province's Rocky Mountains.