First Nation seeking court ruling on Alberta ending coal mining moratorium

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EDMONTON – An Alberta First Nation is asking a judge to review the provincial government’s decision earlier this year to end its moratorium on coal mining.

In an application for judicial review filed this week, Siksika Nation says Alberta failed in its duty to consult when in January it lifted its moratorium on new coal mining projects on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains.

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