By Jack Farrell An Alberta First Nation is asking a judge to review the provincial government’s decision earlier this year to end its moratorium on coal mining. In an application for judicial review filed this week in the Court of King’s Bench in Calgary, Siksika Nation says Alberta failed in its duty to consult when in January it lifted its moratorium on new coal mining projects on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains. The 2021 moratorium, which Alberta is being sued for implementing by a handful of coal companies seeking billions in damages, was issued in response to public outcry after the province lifted its long-standing coal mining policy the year before. The province announced in December that it had nearly finalized a new coal policy, based in part… <\/p>\n
By Jack Farrell An Alberta First Nation is asking a judge to review the provincial government’s decision earlier this year to end its moratorium on coal mining. In an application for judicial review filed this week in the Court of King’s Bench in Calgary, Siksika Nation says Alberta failed in its duty to consult when in January it lifted its moratorium on new coal mining projects on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains. The 2021 moratorium, which Alberta is being sued for implementing by a handful of coal companies seeking billions in damages, was issued in response to public outcry after the province lifted its long-standing coal mining policy the year before. The province announced in December that it had nearly finalized a new coal policy, based in part... <\/p>\n