New Alberta Bill intended to kick-start geothermal development
Source: www.ecolog.com Daily News
Alberta hopes to leverage its expertise in drilling technology to claim a place among leaders in geothermal energy. It has introduced a new piece of legislation, Bill 36, the Geothermal Resource Development Act, that it hopes will give the...
10/23/2020 | Full Story
QUEBEC - environment legislation
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Construction Code. Chapter I.1, dealing with energy efficiency of buildings, is added. Effective June 27, 2020.
9/28/2020 | Full Story
BRITISH COLUMBIA - environment legislation
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Agricultural Land Reserve General Regulation. The remaining sections take effect September 30, 2020.
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Advocates call for prosecutions after oil sands tailings found to contaminate groundwater
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The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC), the Canada-US-Mexico environmental body formed under NAFTA and continued under its successor, has reported that there is scientifically valid evidence that tailings water from Alberta’s...
9/11/2020 | Full Story
Arctic Refuge Oil Footprint Could Expand Illegally, Lawsuits Say
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Gravel mines, airstrips, and ice roads could appear in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, which Congress never intended when it agreed to allow oil development there, more than a dozen states are claiming in a bid to stop drilling there. Read...
9/11/2020 | Full Story
Legal Analysts Disagree on Interior Project Studies' Double-Dip
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Legal practitioners disagree over the legality of the Interior Department approving more oil and gas projects using studies from earlier unrelated projects since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. Read more.
9/4/2020 | Full Story
Groups Defend Obama-Era Methane Rule, Invoke High Court Ruling
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A federal judge shouldn’t scrap an Obama-era methane rule just because the Trump administration won’t defend it in court, state and environmental lawyers argued in a court filing. Read more.
8/28/2020 | Full Story
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES - environment legislation
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Oil and Gas Operations Act. Various amendments. In force July 23, 2020.
8/27/2020 | Full Story
ALBERTA - environment legislation
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Emissions Management and Climate Resilience Act. Section 7.1 and clause 60(1)(f.1) are added. In force July 23, 2020.
8/27/2020 | Full Story
Alberta expands Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction Regulation (TIER) to reduce scope of federal carbon taxes
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8/27/2020 | Full Story
