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Alberta defends decision to allow for open-pit coal mining in Rocky Mountains


Posted: Jan 19, 2021 2:52 PM MT | Last Updated: January 20
This is a file photo of the open-pit coal mine at Sparwood, B.C. The Alberta government wants to open up the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains to similar operations.(Edward Burtynsky/Nicholas Metivier Gallery)
The province urged the Alberta Court of Queen s Bench on Tuesday to dismiss an application for a judicial review of the UCP government s decision to allow open-pit coal mining on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains.  
There s no getting around the fact that the decision to rescind the coal policy may be seen as an unpopular one to some Albertans, said Melissa Burkett, a lawyer for the government. ....

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