Nisga’a-Owned LNG Pipeline Wins Key Approval as BC Greens, Other First Nations Push Back
- The B.C. Government affirmed that the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission pipeline can proceed without a new environmental assessment, a decision opposed by the Green Party and environmental groups.
- The Environmental Assessment Office stated the project had 'substantially started,' meeting the criteria of the original 2014 approval.
- The Nisga’a Nation and Western LNG intend to supply natural gas to the proposed Ksi Lisims LNG facility, which is still under environmental review.
- Opposition comes from multiple groups, including Gitanyow hereditary chiefs and Lax Kwalams Band, over environmental concerns related to salmon habitats and jurisdiction issues.
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Prince Rupert Gas Transmission pipeline now able to keep its current environmental assessment certificate indefinitely
B.C. government approves continued construction of new LNG pipeline with terminus near Prince Rupert
The B.C. government has approved the continued construction of a new pipeline project that could supply natural gas to a proposed floating liquefied natural gas export terminal off B.C.'s North Coast.
PRGT pipeline approval slap in the face of B.C.’s climate plan - Stand.earth
səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), and Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) territories (VANCOUVER, B.C.) – The B.C. Government today announced that they will grant the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission (PRGT) fracked gas pipeline its request for a substantial start decision. This indefinitely extends a ten year-old permit that would have otherwise expired and would have forced the proponent to reapply to the B.C. Environmental Assessment pr…


Pipeline project determined to be substantially started
The chief executive assessment officer of the Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) has determined that the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission (PRGT) natural gas pipeline project has been substantially started.
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