In a letter to the Alberta Energy Regulator posted to its website, Energy Minister Brian Jean said lifting a 2022 moratorium will "reduce regulatory confusion" around coal mining.
In a statement, conservation charity, the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, said: "This is a profoundly short-sighted and irresponsible decision by the Minister of Energy and Minerals that puts ...
Alberta’s modernized coal rules will permit strip mining and other surface mining techniques in the Rockies and foothills. Scientists and conservationists are skeptical of the government’s claims thes ...