Alberta NewsJudicial review request challenges denial of Corb Lund's anti-coal petitionLund sues over rejectionPhoto: The Canadian Press Alberta country music artist and rancher Corb Lund formally submits his "Water Not Coal" anti-coal mining petition to Elections Alberta, in Edmonton, on Wednesday, June 10, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amanda EricksonOrganizers of a petition to ban new coal mining on the eastern slopes of the Rockies have filed for a judicial review, challenging Elections Alberta's decision that the petition failed. "This judicial review is about ensuring that citizens’ voices weren’t lost in technicalities." The judicial review request asks the court to set aside the decision, declare the petition successful or return the matter to Elections Alberta for reconsideration. "People have a right to seek a judicial review, and we support that process," the agency said Thursday in an email.