The release of the Final Environmental Impact Statement marks one of the final steps toward transferring Oak Flat to ...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and three of her ministers got an earful on Wednesday night from southern Alberta locals at a rowdy, hours-long town hall to discuss the province's coal policy. About ...

Her government actively supports new coal mining projects in the Rockies, including reviving the controversial open-pit Grassy Mountain project even though a majority of Alberta’s population ...

Days after the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) approved a controversial exploratory coal mining project in the Rocky Mountains, concerned residents protested in the Crowsnest Pass to voice their ...

The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) released on Friday its decision to approve an exploration program, a deep drill permit and a temporary diversion licence for the Grassy Mountain coal project in ...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith wants Albertans who are opposed to coal mining in Grassy Mountain to look at it in a different way. On her Saturday morning radio program, Your Province, Your ...

Last year, it was exempted from the Alberta government’s decision to ban open-pit coal mines, because Northback’s application was considered an “advanced” proposal. Grassy Mountain ...

Northback Holdings Corp.'s project at Grassy Mountain was rejected in 2021, when a panel ruled likely environmental effects on fish and water quality outweighed potential economic benefits. The ...

"Accepting the need for this exploration program does not constitute approval of a coal mine. "If, in the future, Northback decides to proceed with mine applications at Grassy Mountain, it must ...

The Town of Pincher Creek is looking into whether a plebiscite could be held during the October municipal election to gauge public sentiment on the proposed Grassy Mountain coal mining project.

A statement from fifth-generation rancher Reata Schlosser sums up her opposition to the possibility of coal mining in the eastern ... drilling for coal at Grassy Mountain, about seven kilometres ...