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First Nation seeking court ruling on Alberta ending coal mining moratorium

ALBERTA, CANADA, JUL 4 – Siksika Nation claims Alberta violated duty to consult before lifting coal mining moratorium, risking Treaty rights and land supporting their livelihood, officials said.

  • An Alberta First Nation, Siksika Nation, filed a judicial review this week to challenge the provincial government ending its coal mining moratorium earlier this year.
  • The moratorium that had barred new coal mining projects in the foothills region of the Rocky Mountains was lifted in January, and the Siksika Nation alleges that Alberta did not adequately consult them before making this decision.
  • In 2020, Alberta ended its decades-old coal policy, leading the Siksika Nation to legally oppose the change. Following widespread public backlash, the government reinstated the original policy, a move that subsequently led coal companies to file lawsuits against Alberta seeking $16 billion, alleging that the reinstatement amounted to expropriation.
  • The province recently finalized agreements with a pair of firms engaged in the legal dispute for confidential sums and introduced updated coal mining regulations designed to boost royalty revenues while maintaining stringent environmental protections.
  • These legal challenges and policy shifts indicate ongoing tension in balancing coal development, environmental safeguards, treaty rights, and economic interests in Alberta's coal mining sector.
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First Nation seeking court ruling on Alberta ending coal mining moratorium

EDMONTON — 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.

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The Hamilton Spectator broke the news in Hamilton, Canada on Friday, July 4, 2025.
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