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

Alberta announced a new crude oil pipeline route to Canada’s West Coast that would increase tanker traffic through waters near Washington state, sparking concern among environmental groups and tribes. The one-million-barrel-per-day pipeline would terminate at Vancouver’s Roberts Bank, with ships passing the San Juan Islands and risking spills in Puget Sound and killer whale habitat. Construction could begin in late 2027, with Alberta, the Canadian federal government, Trans Mountain Corporation, and Pembina Pipeline partnering on the project.