"OTTAWA — A Canadian court on Thursday froze plans to expand an oil pipeline that the government is about to purchase, ruling that the government’s National Energy Board had not adequately consulted with Indigenous people along the pipeline’s route or assessed the project’s potential effects on the waters off British Columbia.
While the practical effect of the decision may be a comparatively short construction delay, the ruling added fuel to an already incendiary debate over the Trans Mountain pipeline that links Alberta’s oil sands to an oil tanker port near Vancouver, British Columbia. The pipeline also branches off to refineries in Washington State.
After the pipeline’s owner, Kinder Morgan of Houston, abandoned its plans to add a second pipeline along the existing Trans Mountain route in April, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government stepped in to buy the 715-mile pipeline for 4.5 billion Canadian dollars, or about $3.4 billion. The sale is expected to be completed soon, possibly this week."
Ian Austen reports for the New York Times Augus. 30, 2018.
SEE ALSO:
"Five Things About The Trans Mountain Pipeline Ruling" (Vancouver Sun)
"Despite Court Setback, Ottawa Vows To Move Forward On Trans Mountain Pipeline" (Financial Post)
"On the Record: Why the Court Overturned the Pipeline Approval" (The Tyee)
"Alberta Pulls Out Of Canada's Climate Plan" (National Observer)
"The Death Of Trans Mountain Pipeline Signals Future Of Indigenous Rights: Chiefs" (The Narwhal)
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