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Alberta to introduce 'modern' coal policy, including ban on new open-pit projects

Staff Writer | December 22, 2024 | 9:34 am Energy News Canada Coal 

Alberta has announced plans to draft new rules that will see mountaintop removal mining and open-pit coal developments prohibited on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains. In a statement on Friday afternoon, Energy and Minerals Minister Brian Jean said...

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