In a major victory for indigenous groups and environmentalists, Canada’s Federal Court of Appeals has rejected the government’s approval to triple the capacity of the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline. On Thursday, Justice Eleanor Dawson nullified licensing for the $7.4 billion project and brought construction to a halt. Her ruling cited inadequate consultations with indigenous peoples affected by the project. Just minutes after the court’s decision, Kinder Morgan’s shareholders agreed to sell the existing pipeline and the expansion project to the federal government for $4.5 billion. We’ll have more on the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline later in the broadcast.
Canadian Court Rejects Effort to Triple Capacity of Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline
HeadlineSep 04, 2018