West Coast in the News

B.C. granted intervener status in Trans Mountain pipeline battle

Author(s): Simon Little and Emily Lazatin

Media Outlet: Global News

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Washington state officials troubled by oilpatch secrets

Author: Stanley Tromp 

Media Outlet: National Observer 

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NDP has yet to put price tag on 'defending B.C.'s interests' in pipeline expansion fight

Author: Derrick Penner

Media Outlet: Vancouver Sun

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Hawthorne hijinks not funny at all

Author: Tom Zytaruk

Media Outlet: Surrey Now Leader

So let it be written…

Hey, City of Surrey, what are you doing?

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BC Launches Legal Fight Against Trans Mountain Pipeline New government hires Thomas Berger for legal advice, turns to courts to block project.

Author:  Seher Asaf

Media Outlet: The Tyee

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British Columbia govt outlines actions to block Kinder Morgan crude pipeline expansion

Author:  Henry Lazenby

Media Outlet: Mining Weekly

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B.C. joins legal battles against Trans Mountain pipeline expansion

Author: Derrick Penner 

Media Outlet: Vancouver Sun

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How intervener status for B.C. could impact the Trans Mountain pipeline legal challenge

Author: Andrea Woo

Media Outlet: Globe and Mail

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Indigenous rights advocate to guide B.C. in Trans Mountain pipeline challenge

Author: Sunny Dhillon

Media Outlet: Globe and Mail

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B.C. hires native rights lawyer on Kinder Morgan pipeline Province to seek intervenor status in challenge to National Energy Board approvals

Author: Brent Richter 

Media Outlet: North Shore News

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Indigenous Law Legend Thomas Berger To Lead B.C. Into Trans Mountain Pipeline Battle

Author:  James Wilt 

Media Outlet: Desmog Canada

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BC woman files private charges over Mount Polley tailings spill

Media Outlet: Canadian Press

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Petronas lawsuit scientist speaks out on spiked LNG plant

Author:  David P. Ball 

Media Outlet: Vancouver Metro

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Indigenous Groups Win One, Lose One in the Canadian Supreme Court

Author: Dmitri Lascaras

Media Outlet: Real News Network

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B.C. government will fight Kinder Morgan pipeline but not delay permits

Author: Derrick Penner

Media Outlet: Vancouver Sun

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B.C.'s pipeline opposition strategy still under wraps while Trans Mountain forges ahead

Author: Derrick Penner

Media Outlet: Vancouver Sun

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Environmentalists rejoice as George Heyman becomes minister of environment and climate change

Author: Larry Pynn 

Media Outlet: Vancouver Sun

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Canada says it wants single body to assess major energy projects

Author(s): David Ljunggren

Media Outlet: Reuters

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Ottawa proposes new rules for resource companies

Author(s): Shawn McCarthy

Media Outlet: The Globe & Mail 

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In Canada, Indigenous Groups are Litigating - And Winning

Author(s): Dmitri Lascaris 

Media Outlet: The Real News       

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Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Imperiled By Political, Social, And Legal Factors

Author(s): Jesse Donovan

Media Outlet: Seeking Alpha 

Summary

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Notley tries to reassure oil industry leaders on Trans Mountain expansion

Author(s): Ian Bickis, The Canadian Press

Media Outlet: CBC

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Notley says Trudeau still backs Trans Mountain pipeline expansion

Author(s): Kelly Cryderman and Shawn McCarthy  

Media Outlet: The Globe and Mail

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Kinder Morgan: Is the law really on its side?

Author(s): Supryia Tandan 

Media Outlet: CBA National 

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Could an NDP-Green government halt pipeline? Province has ‘tools in the toolbox,’ lawyer says

Author(s): Brent Richter / North Shore News

Media Outlet: North Shore News

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