Canada's energy regulator endorses contentious pipeline
February 22, 2019
TORONTO (AP) — Canada's energy regulator endorsed a contentious Trans Mountain pipeline expansion on Friday that would almost triple the flow of oil from the Alberta oil sands to the Pacific Coast.
The National Energy Board said the expansion is in the country's national interest, but set out 16 new conditions after a court found it had not properly determined how killer whales would be affected by additional tanker traffic. The court also said there had been insufficient consultation with indigenous communities.
As oil flow increases from 300,000 to 890,000 barrels per day, tanker traffi...
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