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2022 News Articles

Is it possible to swim the Skeena? Ask Ali Howard – The Interior News
‘We are inseparable from our land’: Gitxsan Nation house group declares 170,000 hectares of territory protected – The Narwhal
Fracking promises prosperity – but what if it’s happening in your front yard? – CBC
The complicated truth about pipelines crossing Wet’suwet’en territory – The Narwhal
The northern B.C. pipeline you’ve never heard of – Enbridge’s Westcoast Connector – The Narwhal
Will BC Support Future Pipeline Development? – The Tyee
‘It’s ludicrous’: Coastal GasLink pushes its pipeline under a Wet’suwet’en river while salmon are spawning – The Narwhal
Coastal GasLink warned more than 50 times over environmental violations during pipeline construction – CBC
Wet’suwet’en Invasions | Investigates – APTN News (video)
One-on-one with the leader of a special RCMP unit tasked with policing opposition to industrial projects in B.C.– The Narwhal
Coastal GasLink in hot water over pipeline environmental violations – The Vancouver Sun
Concerns over salmon prompt calls to pause Trans Mountain construction on Coquihalla River – CBC
Coastal GasLink fined again for violating Environmental Assessment Certificate on Pipeline project – CFNR
Living near or downwind of unconventional oil and gas development linked with increased risk of early death – EurekAlert!
ANALYSIS: Coastal GasLink, LNG Controversies Will Haunt B.C. NDP in 2022 – The Energy Mix
Coastal GasLink Faces More Water Pollution Concerns – The Tyee
Former chef at Coastal GasLink pipeline camp sues for sexual battery, failure to warn of protests – CBC

2021 News Articles

The Freshwater Stream interviews Shannon Macphail – Watershed Watch
Rock duo educates Haisla Community School students about ecology through music – Northern Sentinal
JOURNEYS | Leah Pipe and Facundo Gastiazoro talk new animated film about Skeena Salmon – CFNR Network
Punishment for Pipeline Protesters but nor for Pipeline Firms? – The Tyee

2020 News Articles

A pipeline to nowhere? TC Energy’s bid to keep B.C. project alive frustrates residents in its path – The Narwhal
9 things you need to know about the proposed open-pit coal mine near Smithers, B.C. – The Narwhal
B.C. government quietly posts response to expert fracking report – The Narwhal
Former B.C. premier Christy Clark on board of company proposing LNG terminal in Alaska – The Narwhal

2019 News Articles

ACTION ALERT – International Call to Action for Gidimt’en Access Checkpoint – Unistoten Camp
RCMP action against Wet’suwet’en would place corporate interests over Indigenous rights – APTN News
Protesters across Canada support Wet’suwet’en anti-pipeline camps – CBC Indigenous
Fourteen people arrested after RCMP break down anti-pipeline checkpoint – Jennifer Saltman – Ottawa Citizen
Five things to know about the LNG pipeline protest in northern B.C. – The Canadian Press
RCMP, Wet’suwet’en reach tentative deal to let gas company workers through – Chantelle Bellrichard – CBC
This is not over – Unistoten Camp
Pipeline protests – how politicians got it all wrong – Terry Glavin – Ottawa Citizen
Coastal GasLink pipeline could face federal regulatory review – Jorge Barrera – CBC
There are two kinds of Indigenous governance structures, but Canada has been listening to just one – Carey Newman – Opinion, CBC
Is Coastal GasLink an Illegal Pipeline? – Andrew Nikiforuk – The Tyee
Understanding UNDRIP in Canada – Videopress
RCMP’s Wet’suwet’en arrests ‘not handled’ as they should have been – Global News
Port authority imposes ban on development around Lelu Island – Shannon Lough – The Northern View
Future of the Lelu totem pole up to Gitwilgyoots Tribe – Shannon Lough – The Northern View
Indian Act to blame for pipeline gridlock in northern B.C.: federal minister – The Province
Coastal GasLink bulldozes Gidimt’en campsite – Sawyer Bogdan – My Bulkley Lakes Now
Rural northern B.C. communities hope to attract more immigrants to fill labour gaps – Clare Henning – CBC
Supreme Court rules energy companies must clean up old wells — even in bankruptcy – Tracy Johnson – CBC
Wet’suwet’en ask province to issue pipeline company “cease and desist” order – Justin Brake – APTN News
BC Hydro awarded $90 million in Site C dam contracts without asking for bids, documents reveal – Sarah Cox – The Narwal
Statement on reconciliation process between Province and Office of the Wet’suwet’en – BC Government
Wet’suwet’en Strong shirts dominate All Native Tournament opening ceremonies – Shannon Lugh – The Northern View
Terrace resident’s bill banning single-use plastics introduced in Ottawa – Brittany Gervais – Norhtern Sentinel
DFO buried scientists’ concerns about endangered steelhead, B.C. deputy minister says – Randy Shore – Vancouver Sun
Indigenous-owned sustainable scallop farm gets licence – Karissa Gall – The Northern View
Will B.C.’s wild salmon strategy be a boon or bust? – Christopher Pollon – The Narwal
How LED lights could help prevent the decline of eulachon fish – Laura Sciarpelletti – CBC
Recommendations delivered for Wild Salmon Strategy – BC Government
Sulphur dioxide level peaks in Kitimat – Gerr Leibel – Terrace Standard
Carbon black is the new green(wash) – Jim Pojar – Opinion, Interior News
Expedition breaks new ground in the lives of Pacific salmon – Carla Wilson – Times Colonist
‘Effectively irreversible’: Canada warming twice as fast as the rest of the world, new scientific r – The Canadian Press
Shell’s support for a carbon tax is environmentally conscious — and financially savvy, says research – CBC Radio
Young Prince Rupert scientist, Cameron Sawka, off to Canada-Wide Science Fair – Gareth Millroy – The Northern View
Heal the Soil, Cool the Climate – Tracy Fernandez Rysavy – Green America
Opinion: For the love of salmon, pass Bill C-48 – Nikki Skuce – Opinion, The Edmonton Journal
Shuttered junior gas company simply walked away from 4,700 wells, says Alberta Energy Regulator – Sarah Reiger – CBC
Human society under urgent threat from loss of Earth’s natural life – Jonathan Watts – The Guardian
Green energy sector jobs surpass total oil sands employment – Richard Blackwell – Globe and Mail
Bill C-69 is our chance to level up Canada’s environmental laws, and we can’t afford to miss it – Anna Johnston – Hill Times
Prince Rupert Gas Transmission project searches for partners – Thom Barker – Northern Sentinel
We are neither victims nor gullible fools – Nathan Cullen – Opinion, Interior News

2018 News Articles

TransCanada keeps LNG pipeline to northwest B.C. alive – Gordon Hoekstra – Vancouver Sun
Inside DFO’s Battle to Downplay a Deadly Farmed Salmon Disease – The Tyee
The Crucial Link Between The Life Cycle Of The Sockeye And The Environment – Imreet Kaur – The Manitoban
In Canada, Hunting and Preserving an Indigenous Way of Life – Dan Bilefsky – NY Times
Impacts of Large-Scale Mining in Gravel Bed Rivers // VIDEO – Unknown
Coal Train Derailment near Hazelton – Chris Gareau – The Northern View
21 crew members stuck on drifting container ship off B.C. after engine fire – CBC
Engine Room Fire Leaves MOL Boxship Adrift Off B.C. – Maritime Executive
West Coast reacts: Amended Fisheries Act meets the mark – West Coast Environmental Law
Alberta government boycotts B.C. wine – CBC
MP critical of CN culture after coal train derailment – Chris Gareau – Terrace Standard
Opinion: B.C.’s pipeline vigilance is backed by science – David Schindler – Opinion – Edmonton Journal
As KOGAS goes into LNG arbitration, others may follow – Henning Gloystein – Reuters
A Fisheries Act for the future – DFO
Emergency Assessment concludes that BC’s Interior Steelhead Trout at risk of extinction – Newswire
Braid: Trudeau accuses Horgan of trying to wreck national climate plan – Don Braid – Calgary Herald
Feds announce new rules to phase out coal, reduce natural gas – Global News
Washington senator wants B.C. to follow suit and phase out net-pen fish farms – Amy Smart – iPolitics
World’s first Indigenous law degree to be offered at UVic – University of Victoria
Petronas in talks to buy Chevron’s Canadian LNG stake after abandoning its own $36bn project – Jonathon Dyble – Business Chief
Violence Against the Land Begets Violence Against Women – Melina Laboucan-Massimo – Desmog
Fishing bans on sockeye, chinook a possibility – Quinn Bencer – Terrace Standard
B.C.’s north heats up to record highs – Katya Slepian – The Northern View
Western Canada’s risk of water shortages rising – Erin Collins – CBC
Prince Rupert council blames big companies for draining coastal B.C. fishing profits – Andrew Kurjata – CBC
Cullen demands better leadership over salmon crisis – Quinn Bender – Terrace Standard
B.C. Premier John Horgan offers tax breaks to boost LNG industry – Bob Shaw – Vancouver Sun
What is John Horgan thinking on LNG?! – Damien Gillis – Common Sense Canadian
That Time a Foreign-Owned Newspaper Called Out Environmentalists for Taking Foreign Money to Fight a – Emma Gilchrist – Desmog
America’s first climate change refugees are preparing to leave an island that will disappear – David Usborne – The Independent
Integrity of the DFO’s science advisory process in question – Stan Proboszcz – Policy Options
Why is it So Hard for Canada to Have a Real Conversation about Pipelines? – Jimmy Thomson – Desmog
First Nations being ‘left out’ on Kinder Morgan – iPolitics
Sign this petition sponsored by our MP Nathan Cullen / Petition E-1601 – Petition
It’s not climate change – it’s EVERYTHING change! – Climate Atlas
Riding Wild: Documenting 4,000 Miles to the Sacred Headwaters – Hailey Hirst – She Explores
A B.C. pipeline spill would be inevitable. But who would pay? – Erik Henrich – Macleans
Petronas committed to LNG long game in Canada – Alaska Highway News
With proportional representation, all votes would count — no matter where you live – Maria Dobrinskaya – Opinion – The Province
Fisheries department doing too little to protect wild fish from salmon farms, federal audit finds – Maurra Forrest – National Post
New poll shows three in four British Columbians want ban on open net-pen salmon farms – Georgia Straight
We Spoke to Consultants Forced to Alter Their Work to Benefit Industry on How to Fix Canada’s Broken – Jimmy Thomson – The Narwhal
Time to end open-water salmon farming, says Pacific Salmon Foundation – Simon Little – CBC
Alberta creates world’s largest protected boreal forest – Emma Graney – Edmonton Journal
Canada leads G7 in oil and gas subsidies: new report – Sarah Cox – The Narwhal
B.C. First Nations forced to shelve clean energy projects as Site C dam overloads grid – Sarah Cox – The Narwhal
‘We’ve Made History’: Ireland Joins France, Germany and Bulgaria in Banning Fracking – Eco Watch
Asking the Outside World for Help : Support the Wild Salmon Defense Fund – Go Fund Me Campaign
Losing Earth: The Decade We Almost Stopped Climate Change – Nathaniel Rich – NY Times
Fraser River is now so warm it may kill migrating sockeye salmon – Lisa Johnson – CBC
B.C. declares provincial state of emergency due to wildfires – Amy Judd – Global News
Amid B.C. wildfires, northerners turn to each other for help – Global News
What happens if Imperial Metals goes bankrupt? – James Wilt – The Narwhal
The future looks grim after 2 years of devastating B.C. wildfires – Bethany Lindsay – CBC
Court quashes Trudeau’s approval of Trans Mountain pipeline – Mike De Souza & Carl Meyer
Petro Politics and Trudeau’s Sordid Pipeline Deal – Andrew Nikiforuk – The Tyee
Haphazard History: The fascinating story of Gunanoot – Barry Sale – Williams Lake Tribune
Diesel Coming Through Our Communities! Have Your Say Here – EAO BC
Climate action could add $26 trillion to the global economy by 2030 – Clean Energy Review
Discovery On Canada’s Triquet Island Changes What We Know About Native History – David Whittaker – Drivepedia
Totem Recall: One Chief’s Mission to Reclaim the Past – Chuck Thompson – Outside
Steelhead life cycle linked to environment, pink salmon abundance – SFU
$40B LNG project in northern B.C. gets go-ahead – Rhianna Schmunk – CBC
LNG Canada lauded as environmental saviour – Tom Fletcher – Terrace Standard
Canada offers C$275m in support for Petronas-linked LNG project – The Edge Markets
Wade Davis: Industrial folly and the fate of northern British Columbia – Wade Davis – Opinion
ENBRIDGE ISSUES RESPONSE TO PG PIPELINE RUPTURE – Matt Fetinko – My PG Now
Pipeline explosion near Prince George forces about 100 evacuations from First Nation community – Jesse Ferreras – Global News
‘Unprecedented low water levels’ in northern, central B.C. raise fears for future of wildlife – Clare Henning – CBC
BC Taxpayers Digging Deep for LNG Subsidies, Tax Breaks – Marc Lee – The Tyee
British Columbians react to earthquakes striking coast – Daily Hive
Rain forecast won’t help Skeena River levels, say scientists – Quinn Bender – Terrace Standard
Startling new research finds large buildup of heat in the oceans, suggesting a faster rate of global – Chris Mooney and Brady Dennis
Where there’s smoke, there’s ire: Green MLA criticizes slash burning after hazy Halloween – Lia Britten – CBC
North Coast oil-by-rail and tanker project to ship diesel oil and other bitumen refinery products – Luanne Roth
B.C. faces lawsuit: Fracking dams exempted from environmental review – The Canadian Press
Nathan Cullen: The 2018 Parliamentarian of the Year – Shannon Proudfoot – Macleans
Paul Dewar’s message to Parliament: ‘Take off the armour of our political party’ – Macleans
Pro snowboarder Tamo Campos brings radical action to Mountain film fest – Adrian Mack – The Georgia Straight
LNG vs climate. Five charts show the burden on British Columbians – Barry Saxifrage – National Observer
Proportional representation: The pros and cons of reforming B.C.’s electoral system – Gordon Hoekstra – Vancouver Sun
McGill students vote to change Redmen sports teams’ name – Verity Stenvenson – CBC
From grain country to gas land – Ben Parfitt – The Narwhal
Overhaul of BC Environmental Assessment will Fail : Scientists – Globe and Mail
Elizabeth May: Would Canadian politicians have fallen over themselves to save the horse and buggy? – Elizabeth May – Opinion
LNG Prices Are In A Tailspin Due To Warmer Weather – Tim Daiss – OilPrice.com
More than a dozen B.C. chinook salmon populations in decline, scientists say – Bob Weber – CBC
Why are Canada’s oil patch CEOs changing their minds on carbon pricing? – Chris Turner – Globe and Mail
North Coast Nations urge Ottawa to pass Oil Tanker Moratorium Act – Coastal First Nations
For decades B.C. failed to address selenium pollution in the Elk Valley. Now no one knows how to stop it. – Carol Linnitt – The Narwhal
C. halts northeast fracking operations while it investigates earthquakes – The Canadian Press
Natural gas in B.C. will cost more starting Jan. 1 – CBC News
Is the next Standing Rock looming in northern B.C.? – The Conversation
Coastal GasLink gets interim injunction against Unist’ot’en – Chris Gareau – The Interior News
CLANS JOIN TOGETHER TO BLOCK LNG FROM UNIST’OT’EN TERRITORY – Sawyer Bogdan – The Moose
Why $1.6B in aid for oil and gas industry is awkward for Canada – Jonathon Gatehouse – CBC
Trudeau Looks To Build Legacy Of Reconciliation With Canada’s Indigenous People – Janice Dickson – Canadian Press
Conservation groups say ‘broken process’ has left interior communities out of salmon talks – Ainslie Cruickshank – StarMetro Vancouver