Tag Archives: Environment
Group concerned with potential gas developments in Milk River Natural Area
MILK RIVER, AB - An environmental protection group is speaking out as the Government of Alberta looks to auction off several pieces of land for petroleum-natural gas (PNG) development.The province pos...
Jan 13, 2021
Alberta musician Corb Lund comes out against proposed coal mines in Rocky Mountains
An Alberta musician is coming out against proposed coal mines for the province's Rocky Mountains. Corb Lund, who has sung around the world about cowboy culture and rural life for decades, has released...
Jan 13, 2021
Tiger trout now available to Alberta private pond owners
Tiger trout are being added as a licensed species of trout in 2021 for the Alberta aquaculture industry and private pond owners throughout rural Alberta, including farmers, ranchers and recreational p...
Jan 11, 2021
400,000 litres of produced water spilled from pipeline near Drayton Valley
CALGARY, AB - The Alberta Energy Regulator is reporting a spill of about 400,000 litres of salty produced water from a pipeline owned by Calgary-based oil and gas producer ARC Resources Ltd.It says th...
Dec 29, 2020
Nature Conservancy of Canada suggests leaving your Christmas Tree for the birds
If you'd like to prolong the holiday spirit and share the gift of giving with wildlife, then the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) has a suggestion. This year, instead of bringing your old Christmas ...
Dec 28, 2020
2020 may just have been Canada’s most important year for nature conservation
A year ago, there was much anticipation in the conservation community that 2020 would perhaps be the most important year ever for nature. Canada's Nature Fund promised to accelerate the conservation o...
Dec 27, 2020
Alberta government says no parks to close after partnerships found
EDMONTON - The Alberta government says it won't be closing any provincial parks, whether it can find someone to run them or not. "I am grateful for the hard work of our parks partners and look forward...
Dec 22, 2020
Province updates fisheries regulations
The provincial government says Alberta is improving the way it manages its freshwater fisheries to reduce red tape and better support world-class fishing experiences.In a release, the province says am...
Dec 18, 2020
Federal health minister asked to review Alberta's use of strychnine as wolf control
EDMONTON - Animal advocates have asked the federal health minister to review a decision that allows Alberta to keep using strychnine to poison wolves in an ongoing effort to preserve caribou herds. Wo...
Dec 18, 2020
Federal plan to increase hydrogen use focuses on regional hubs
The federal government has announced a plan to increase the use of hydrogen as a low-carbon fuel to help meet its climate targets.Natural Resources Minister Seamus O'Regan says the clean-burning fuel ...
Dec 16, 2020