US EditionLegal Challenge to Major B.C. Gas Pipeline Thrown Out by Judge (BC)
- A B.C. Supreme Court judge dismissed a legal challenge from community groups regarding the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission pipeline, stating the groups lacked legal standing to bring the case.
- Justice Michael Tammen ruled that the petitioners did not meet the criteria needed to challenge the decision of the British Columbia Energy Regulator.
- The judge noted that the petition related to environmental concerns but did not specifically affect the petitioners' interests in Section 5B of the project.
- The Skeena Watershed Conservation Coalition expressed disappointment, stating the ruling leaves unresolved questions about the regulator's adherence to its own conditions.
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Legal challenge to major B.C. gas pipeline thrown out by judge (BC)
A legal challenge to the construction of a section of a major gas pipeline project in northern B.C. has been thrown out by a judge. The roughly 900-kilometre-long Prince Rupert Gas Transmission project is meant to transport natural gas from Hudson's Hope in northeastern B.C. to the proposed Ksi Lis...
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