Albertans Rally to Protect Eastern Slopes

Albertans are rallying behind the “Water Not Coal” campaign, which has collected over 177,000 signatures—enough to trigger a provincial referendum under the Citizen’s Initiative Act. Focused on protecting the sensitive Eastern Slopes of the Rocky Mountains from new coal mining, the petition has gathered support from nearly every riding in Alberta, uniting ranchers, urbanites, and musicians like Corb Lund. The petitions will be formally submitted to Elections Alberta this week, with the hope that key projects like Grassy Mountain and Blackstone will be explicitly included in the upcoming fall vote—otherwise, the door could remain open for further coal development and environmental harm. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/1b5cdb188787fabd