Environment a background issue in Alberta election but may play role, say observers

Few governments have seen as many environmental dust-ups as Alberta's United Conservatives in their four-year tenure. They tried delisting parks and opening the Rocky Mountains to coal mining. They charged fees for a beloved alpine playground. They started an inquiry into whether environmental groups were "anti-Alberta." They proposed dunning taxpayers for the cleanup costs of abandoned oil and gas facilities. The list goes on. But how those issues play in the upcoming provincial election is not