A new pipeline project will carry fracked gas from Western Canada through Idaho, Washington, Oregon and California.
— Hilary Beaumont reports for The Guardian.
- GTN Xpress pipeline expansion, approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, is in conflict with the region's renewable energy goals.
- Expansion would significantly increase greenhouse gas emissions, equivalent to adding more than 700,000 gasoline vehicles annually.
- Local officials and environmental groups are challenging the approval, citing the project's potential to derail state climate initiatives.
Key quote:
“Our state, and the whole west coast, has numerous laws that will restrict the appetite for gas in the years to come. And they essentially ignored that.”
—Jay Inslee, governor of Washington state.
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