Proposed oil pipeline to B.C. coast spurs alarm in Washington state

By: Tom Banse

Outlets: Washington State Standard

Published: July 3, 2026

Words: 894

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago

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The province of Alberta late Thursday announced a route for a new, one-million-barrel-per-day crude oil pipeline to Canada’s West Coast that terminates within about a mile of Washington state waters.

Environmental interests on the U.S. side of the border are worried.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney jointly detailed the fast-tracked plans for the big new pipeline stretching from the Edmonton region to a new export terminal capable of …

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