[ENCS352] - Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam (74 pages long!)

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Environmental and Conservation Sciences
• Course: ENCS352
• Professor: Jodie Hierlmeier

Document Summary

Encs 352 (after midterm 1 up to midterm 2) In canada, environmental law is an approval- based regime : ex. Alberta"s environmental protection and enhancement act (epea), sections. Approval: government permission to do something that is otherwise illegal, may also be called an authorization, licence, registration, disposition, permit, etc, set out in an enactment, legally binding, many regulatory steps. Aer - independent of gov"t but still needs to follow provincial policy. Registrations under epea: required for activities with moderate impact on the environment, types of activities listed under epea"s activities designation regulation, Schedule 2: not site-speci c, usually governed by a code of practice, some oversight by the department (environment & parks, no opportunity for public input. Approvals under epea: required for activities that signi cantly impact the environment, types of activities listed under epea"s activities designation regulation, Applicant submits application in a manner provided for, in the regulations. Regulation sets out wha the application must include.