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On June 1, 2020, the Government of Alberta rescinded A Coal Development Policy for Alberta, which
was also commonly known as the 1976 Coal Policy . The
authors published
Alberta to Rescind Coal Development
Policy, on the implications of the Government of
Alberta s decision to rescind the Policy and outlined the next
steps for interested coal lease applicants.
It has been just over eight months since the 1976 Coal Policy
was rescinded, and the decision continues to garner significant
public attention. Several municipal governments and First Nations
have adopted resolutions demanding reinstatement of the Policy,
[co-author: Jarett Schaumberger - Articling Student]
On June 1, 2020, the Government of Alberta rescinded A Coal Development Policy for Alberta, which was also commonly known as the 1976 Coal Policy . The authors published
Alberta to Rescind Coal Development Policy, on the implications of the Government of Alberta s decision to rescind the Policy and outlined the next steps for interested coal lease applicants.
It has been just over eight months since the 1976 Coal Policy was rescinded, and the decision continues to garner significant public attention. Several municipal governments and First Nations have adopted resolutions demanding reinstatement of the Policy, citing environmental and health concerns.
KAINAI NATION, ALTA. There s not enough words in the English language to share how much this will impact First Nations; how much every time the land is destroyed, how much that that tears apart who we are as Niitsitapi, said Latasha Calf Robe. The member of the Blood Tribe (Kainai Nation) and founder of the Niitsitapi Water Protectors spoke at a town hall Jan. 21 focused on the changes to the provincial coal policy brought in by Alberta s current UCP government. A Coal Development Policy for Alberta, known also as the 1976 Coal Policy, was rescinded effective June 1, 2020 by the government. The policy protected large portions of land, like the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains, from strip mining.