A chunk of raw coal is held during a tour in October, 2024, of Grassy Mountain near the Crowsnest Pass in southwest Alberta.
The Alberta government says it is developing rules that will shape the future of coal mining in the province, but certain notable projects remain exempt from the new plan.A chunk of raw coal is held during a tour of Grassy Mountain near the Crowsnest Pass in southwest Alberta. The Alberta government says it is developing rules that will shape the future of coal mining in the province, but certain notable projects remain exempt from the new plan.
Under what the government is calling the Alberta Coal Industry Modernization Initiative, the province said it would allow coal mining to take place if it met certain standards:No new open-pit coal mining would be allowed in the Eastern Slopes. Rules under the 1976 Coal Development Policy for national parks, provincial parks, wildland parks, wilderness areas, ecological reserves, and provincial recreation areas continue, the government said.
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