Alberta to appeal the judge’s ruling ordering the release of documents on Rocky Mountain coal mining Achi-News

Alberta is appealing a judge’s ruling that ordered the release of internal documents on coal mining in the province’s Rocky Mountains.

A lawyer for the ranchers who requested the documents under freedom of information laws confirms Alberta Energy’s decision.

King’s Bench Justice Kent Teskey ruled earlier this month that the United Conservative government must release thousands of pages of internal communications relating to its plan to remove decades-old protections from those landscapes.

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Teskey also warned the government that the courts would object to granting requests for judicial reviews if they were seen as delaying tactics to block the release of information.

The government’s decision comes after Premier Danielle Smith promised in the legislature that the government would release whatever documents the court needs.

Alberta Energy was not immediately available for comment on its decision.