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Months Before Albertans Were Told, Australian Miners Knew Plans to Axe Coal Policy


Investor presentations signalled the Kenney government aimed to open protected lands to open-pit mining.
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Documents show Australian firms seeking open-pit coal mining leases in Alberta got signals protections to sensitive lands would be lifted, clearing the way. The public only found out months later, the day the Coal Policy was rescinded.
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Australian mining firms seeking to strip-mine metallurgical coal in Alberta’s eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains knew well ahead of Albertans that the government was planning to rescind a law that stood in the way. ....

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