New open-pit coal mines in the foothills will be banned and steelmaking coal mines permitted under policies the Alberta ...

The Government of Alberta says it has an obligation to some coal companies to allow open-pit mining despite the practice being banned under the province's new coal policy, but these ...

The move ensures environmental safeguards and protects the province's water from mining pollutants such as selenium.

EDMONTON — Alberta’s government is announcing new coal mining regulations, expected by the end of 2025, along with a round of ...

I interrupted my Christmas shopping to listen with rapt attention to Energy Minister Brian Jean and Environment and Protected ...

Evolve’s Peter Doyle says the provincial government is undermining the economy by failing to develop new coal development ...

The Alberta government says it is developing rules that will shape the future of coal mining in the province, but certain notable projects remain exempt from the new plan. In 2020, the province ...

Alberta coal mine moves ahead without permits federal officials say are needed But by then the Department of Fisheries and Oceans had reviewed plans for both projects and decided they required ...

“It’s a big day,” said Jean, who has been lobbied relentlessly by the Coal Association of Canada and Australian billionaire ...

We're going to bring them up," he said of the province's current rates. Government officials said Friday that mountaintop ...

"By refusing to designate the Vista coal mine for an impact assessment ... endangered Athabasca rainbow trout and the bull trout, Alberta's provincial fish. A provincial assessment will take ...