US EditionFirst Nation seeking court ruling on Alberta ending coal mining moratorium
- 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 - The Turtle Island News
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, 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. Siksika Nation, 95 kilometres east of Calgary, says the effe…
Siksika Nation challenges government of Alberta decision to lift moratorium on coal development in the Rocky Mountains
CALGARY, AB - The Siksika Nation filed a legal challenge against the Government of Alberta’s decision to end a moratorium on coal development in the Rocky Mountains earlier this year. Chief Ouray Crowfoot (Nioksskaistamik) explained the reason for the law suit:
Navajo Nation Lease Ban Block Put on 90-Day Hold by Federal Judge - USA Herald
The Navajo Nation’s legal effort to block a Biden administration order withdrawing U.S. land from new mineral leasing and development near the Chaco Culture National Historical Park has been temporarily paused. A New Mexico federal judge has issued a 90-day hold on the case to allow for a review of the land withdrawal order. U.S. District Court Judge Gregory B. Wormuth granted the stay in response to a joint motion filed by both parties, enablin…
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