The Alberta UCP government is gambling the province's wildfire season will be short and mild — a gamble that puts homes, communities, industry and jobs at risk.

UCP's Bill 21 amendment that would allow the province to develop site-specific rules for recreational activities on Crown land will create a patchwork of rules and weaken environmental protections.

Data shows 95 per cent of oil and gas sites certified as reclaimed have never been inspected by provincial officials. A scientist who advocated for improvements says ‘the damage is permanent.’

Alberta’s UCP government has refused to move ahead with an Opposition bill, the Eastern Slopes Protection Act, that would place legally enforceable restrictions on coal mining in the Rocky Mountains.

Coal mining opponents held a protest outside of the UCP AGM, to show support for Rocky Mountains' environmental protections. Two provincial reports around open-pit coal development have been delayed.

Public frustration and confusion surrounds the UCP government's newly introduced Kananaskis Country conservation pass, especially since it exempted an area often used by off-highway vehicles (OHVs).

The UCP’s abrupt change of course follows weeks of protests from hundreds of thousands of Albertans from all walks of life. Landowner and conservation groups greeted the announcement with skepticism.

Due to Albertans' overwhelming outcry over open-pit mines, the UCP will reinstate the 1976 coal policy and promises public consultation. But it’s no guarantee there won’t be more open-pit mines.

The UCP government will not be renewing Alberta’s conservation cropping protocols for Alberta grain farmers to generate carbon offsets under the province’s greenhouse gas reduction strategy.