EXTRACTED: Daily News Clips 5/28/26
PIPELINE NEWS
E&E News: Trump administration backs pipeline company in eminent domain case
The LA Local: Were you or your business affected by the East LA oil spill? How to file a claim
County of Los Angeles: Public Health Update After East LA Oil Spill Contained
KTUU: LNG special session: Lawmaker warns governor’s plan could leave state’s share of pipeline worth ‘virtually nothing’
Alaska Beacon: Proposed Alaska gas pipeline has a narrow window of viability, estimates suggest
Bay City News Service: Family sues PG&E, Alameda County over pipeline explosion that destroyed their home
WCPO: ‘Probably the reason I’m still alive’ | A look at the properties projected to house a new natural gas pipeline
Herald-Dispatch: Public hearing set for data center gas pipeline
KIOW: Hancock County Reviews a Pipeline Proposal
Richland Beacon-News: Richland first responders attend CO2 pipeline safety training
WASHINGTON UPDATES
People: Cabinet Secretary Touts Trump’s Efforts to ‘Keep the Price of Gas Down at Home,’ Though Gas Is Actually Up 50% amid Iran War
Northern Journal: New Trump administration proposal aims to accelerate drilling amid Alaska oil industry’s revival
E&E News: Judge sends Interior back to work on offshore oil lease sale
E&E News: Whitehouse urges judicial body to resist fossil fuel pressure
E&E News: EPA will reconsider Texas power plant plan denied under Biden
E&E News: RFK Jr. and MAHA influencers take on microplastics
STATE UPDATES
E&E News: California asks judge to toss Trump suit against emissions rules
E&E News: Senate hopefuls preview energy fights in oil-rich Texas
Courthouse News Service: Ninth Circuit denies privacy to oil company over Alaska drilling data
Santa Ynez Valley News: BLM advances Central California oil leasing proposal amid opposition
KERO: CRC opens first Carbon Capture Project in Kern County amid praise and pushback
Inside Climate News: Six Months After Oil Spilled Into California Tributary, Families Worry the Cleanup Was Never Finished
EXTRACTION
Arabian Gulf Business Insight (AGBI): Gulf oil spill ‘would rival Exxon Valdez disaster’
OPINION
Independent Record: The need for a Keystone XL Pipeline 2.0
PIPELINE NEWS
E&E News: Trump administration backs pipeline company in eminent domain case
Mike Soraghan, 5/27/26
“The Trump administration is supporting a pipeline company over ranchers in a Supreme Court dispute about how much money the company should pay landowners for property it condemned for a gas project,” E&E News reports. “The move comes as the administration pushes to make it easier to build gas pipelines across the country, teeing up more disputes with landowners as to how much companies should pay when they use eminent domain to take property from unwilling sellers. The Trump administration is also divided over policies affecting ranchers, who had been a key constituency in the president’s re-election. The high court is still weighing whether to take the case, which centers on whether state or federal law should apply when determining ‘just compensation’ after land is seized by eminent domain. WBI Energy Transmission says it should be federal law, under which it would not have to pay attorney fees for the rancher’s successful effort to get a higher value set for their land… “The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that federal law should apply, so the gas company should not have to reimburse the landowners’ legal costs. The company had used eminent domain authority from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and the appeals court judges noted that the federal law granting pipeline companies eminent domain authority has no such requirement for reimbursement.”
The LA Local: Were you or your business affected by the East LA oil spill? How to file a claim
Laura Anaya-Morga, Alejandra Molina, 5/26/26
“Days after crews punctured an underground pipeline in East Los Angeles, spilling more than 2,000 gallons of crude oil, residents and businesses are still dealing with disruptions as cleanup work continues,” The LA Local reports. “Residents reported impacts in the hours after the spill, including students who were late to school and some who experienced headaches and trouble breathing. Businesses along a commercial corridor on East Cesar E. Chavez Avenue were closed or experienced lower foot traffic. Residents and business owners who believe they were harmed by the spill may be eligible to seek reimbursement from Pacific Pipeline System (PPS), the company that operates the pipeline, according to a spokesperson… “According to the pipeline operator, some examples of claims that may be considered include: Property damage; Business interruption or loss of access; Cleanup or remediation expenses; Equipment, vehicle or inventory damage; Other documented costs directly related to the incident… “Mendez Oriol operates Oriol Bike Shop on East Cesar E. Chavez Avenue near the site of the pipeline rupture. He told the Local streets near his business have been closed since Friday morning, and though his shop has remained open, foot traffic has been extremely low… “On Friday, Rodriguez picked up her son and daughter from Esteban E. Torres High School around 10:30 a.m. after her son complained of a headache and trouble breathing from the fumes coming into his classroom.”
County of Los Angeles: Public Health Update After East LA Oil Spill Contained
5/26/26
“The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is providing an update regarding the ruptured crude oil pipeline near Cesar Chavez and Eastern Avenue in East Los Angeles. The pipeline has been shut down, and repairs are ongoing. Public Health guidance remains unchanged. The leak has been controlled and is no longer releasing crude oil in the streets. A small amount of seepage may occur at the source pipe break area. Cleanup, containment, and air monitoring efforts remain ongoing under Unified Command. Nuisance odors may still be noticeable near affected areas, as cleanup continues. Air monitoring conducted by Los Angeles County Fire Health Hazmat and the South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) did not identify elevated levels of pollutants… “Public Health Guidance: If you smell odors outdoors, close windows and doors, turn off Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems and air conditioners that pull in outside air, and limit outdoor exposures until the odor has passed. After odors have cleared, ventilate your home or business by opening windows and doors and turn on fans or HVAC system. Older adults, children, pregnant people, people with asthma or breathing conditions, and those with weakened immune systems should take extra precautions to reduce exposure, such as staying indoors when odors are noticeable, limiting time spent outdoors near affected areas as cleanup continues, and following official guidance. Odors may cause or worsen headaches, nausea, eye, nose, or throat irritation, dizziness, or breathing problems, such as asthma symptoms. Based on current information, brief exposures are not expected to cause long term health effects for most people. If symptoms are severe or do not go away, contact your medical provider… “To reduce potential exposures, avoid contact with spilled oil or contaminated debris and keep children and pets away from affected areas. If oil gets on your skin or clothing, wash with soap and water right away and change into clean clothes.”
KTUU: LNG special session: Lawmaker warns governor’s plan could leave state’s share of pipeline worth ‘virtually nothing’
Wil Courtney, 5/27/26
“A key senator warned Wednesday that Alaska’s share of the pipeline could be worth “virtually nothing” in the first special session hearing on the governor’s newly proposed liquified natural gas pipeline legislation, where lawmakers consider giving up billions in future tax revenue to make the project happen,” KTUU reports. “...As it stands, Alaska holds a 25% share of the gas line — but Stedman noted that’s before additional investors can choose to buy into the project. “My concern is [Alaska’s stake will] have no value or virtually no value,” Stedman told the committee. “When they go out to bring in other investors, we’ll suffer a dilution issue and the question is, how big is the dilution issue? We have no idea.” “...Nick Fulford, the senior director and global head of gas & LNG for GaffneyCline, the state’s energy consultant on the gas line, said once a final investment decision is made, the state’s share “may or may not have significant value.” “...After being left out of the conversation for months, the Senate Finance Committee’s Wednesday hearing took up the tax exemption issue, with 23 days of the 30-day session left to decide just how much will be cut.”
Alaska Beacon: Proposed Alaska gas pipeline has a narrow window of viability, estimates suggest
James Brooks. 5/27/26
“The proposed trans-Alaska natural gas line faces a narrow road to profitability, even with Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s proposed multibillion-dollar tax break, according to estimates presented to state legislators,” the Alaska Beacon reports. “The more the pipeline costs, the more its builders will need to charge for gas shipped through it in order to make money. But if the cost of Alaska gas is too high, it isn’t competitive with gas from other sources around the world… “The main question really is: How much bigger and how much more capital cost can the project support before it becomes uneconomic,” Nick Fulford of GaffneyCline, the Legislature’s hired analyst for the pipeline project said… “But if the cost of upstream gas rises, or if the cost of the pipeline rises, even the governor’s proposed tax break isn’t enough to keep the project economically competitive… “The question is … if the price of LNG goes up and if the capital cost goes up, then where’s that sort of tipping point where the project can still go ahead, even if it’s a much higher capital cost?” he said.”
Bay City News Service: Family sues PG&E, Alameda County over pipeline explosion that destroyed their home
5/27/26
“A family whose Hayward-area home was obliterated in a PG&E pipeline explosion last year filed a lawsuit this month against the company, a pair of construction contractors and Alameda County,” Bay City News Service reports. “...At 9:37 a.m., an explosion leveled the Duenas’ home and significantly damaged at least two others. “For more than two hours, these defendants knew gas was leaking near this family’s home, and not one of them knocked on the door and told the Duenas family to leave,” McCarthy said… “The mother suffered a fractured neck, burns to her hands, arms and face, injuries to her throat and jaw, and required a breathing machine and multiple surgeries… “According to the NTSB investigation, a PG&E crew said they knocked on the Duenas’ door and on the doors of two neighboring houses but no one responded. The suit announced May 13 says this claim is false and is contradicted by the family’s own account and by video evidence from a neighbor’s camera and “that PG&E made the false statement to cover up its failure to notify residents”.
WCPO: ‘Probably the reason I’m still alive’ | A look at the properties projected to house a new natural gas pipeline
Sean DeLancey, 5/27/26
“More than a week after Frances Sarver held a town hall to inform people about a proposed 41-mile natural gas pipeline running from Mason to Rowan Counties, WCPO visited the land that drove her to begin studying the issue… “I told my wife when we built this house, I said the only way I’m moving again ... is when they take me out on a gurney,” Pollitt told WCPO, looking out over the cattle grazing in a valley below… “Pollitt told WCPO he now looks out from his front porch and worries about the metal pipe with orange ribbon sticking out of the ground a few hundred yards down the road. It marks the spot where TC Energy plans to run a new natural gas pipeline as part of its Maysville project… “Pollitt told WCPO he’s worried about what the construction could do to his herd and land, and he’s concerned that potential malfunctions along the line when active could lead to an explosion… “I think one of the main concerns is once they come through, they have rights to your property,” Cartmell told WCPO.”
Herald-Dispatch: Public hearing set for data center gas pipeline
5/27/26
“A public hearing on a stormwater discharge permit for work associated with the Monarch Compute Campus data center near Point Pleasant, West Virginia, will be conducted from 6-8 p.m. Monday, June 15, at the Mason County Courthouse,” the Herald-Dispatch reports. “The hearing will be conducted by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of Water and Waste Management. The application proposes for the discharge of treated stormwater associated with a 556.5-acre earth disturbance project for the installation of natural gas pipelines in Putnam and Mason counties… “In March, Hope Gas announced plans to build a 30-mile, $250 million natural gas pipeline to northern Mason County, West Virginia, to support new industry and residences in the area, including the Nscale data center site north of Point Pleasant… “Nscale, which has begun construction on the data center, says it will rely on internal combustion engines using natural gas to generate electricity to power the data center.”
KIOW: Hancock County Reviews a Pipeline Proposal
AJ Taylor, 5/27/26
“The Hancock County Board of Supervisors were asked to consider a project involving a pipeline,” KIOW reports. “Supervisor and Chairman Bud Jermeland explained what the Riverhawk Pipeline Utility Project was about. According to Jermeland, the pipeline is part of a future expansion for Alliant Energy. No start time on the project has been approved.”
Richland Beacon-News: Richland first responders attend CO2 pipeline safety training
5/28/26
“Richland Parish first responders attended a CO2 Pipeline 101 training program presented by ExxonMobil on April 9,” the Richland Beacon-News reports. “The training, held in Richland Parish, provided instruction for law enforcement officers, firefighters, EMS personnel and other emergency responders on how to safely respond to incidents involving carbon dioxide pipelines. According to ExxonMobil, the one-hour program focused on identifying CO2 pipeline incidents and properly assessing and responding to emergency situations involving carbon dioxide, a naturally occurring molecule increasingly used in industrial and economic activity… “Following the training, participants received pipeline safety materials and resources, including informational brochures, maps, safety data sheets and other pipeline information designed to help first responders remain prepared for future incidents… “Additional training sessions are scheduled throughout Louisiana later this year.”
WASHINGTON UPDATES
People: Cabinet Secretary Touts Trump’s Efforts to ‘Keep the Price of Gas Down at Home,’ Though Gas Is Actually Up 50% amid Iran War
Joseph Konig, 5/27/26
“At a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, May 27, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum lavished praise on President Donald Trump for policies he claimed were helping ‘keep the price of gas down at home’ amid the war in Iran,” People reports. “Gas prices have risen 50% for Americans since the U.S. and Israel launched the war against Iran on Feb. 28, with the average cost of a gallon of regular gas costing drivers roughly $4.50 at the pump compared to $2.98 the day war began and $3.17 a year ago, according to AAA… “Regardless, Trump claimed without offering a path forward, gas prices were set to come down even lower than they were before the war. Even in peacetime, gas prices tend to rise in the summer months amid greater demand and other considerations, according to AAA.”
Northern Journal: New Trump administration proposal aims to accelerate drilling amid Alaska oil industry’s revival
Max Graham, 5/26/26
“As major oil companies eye new drilling on Alaska’s North Slope, the Trump administration is now working to accelerate their projects by streamlining environmental reviews on federal land,” Northern Journal reports. “...But opponents call it an alarming escalation of the administration’s push to open new areas of Alaska to oil and gas development… “The Trump administration now aims to create a blanket environmental approval to expedite projects… “Under the new regulation, federal land managers would have two months to approve any proposed development in the petroleum reserve that meets specific standards… “Opponents argue that a blanket analysis wouldn’t be able to account for the particulars of any one project and minimize impacts accordingly.”
E&E News: Judge sends Interior back to work on offshore oil lease sale
Niina H. Farah, 5/27/26
“A federal court has ordered the Interior Department to take a second look at a congressionally mandated offshore oil and gas lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico, rejecting the Trump administration’s claims that environmental groups no longer had a legal case against the sale,” E&E News reports. “Judge Amit Mehta of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia directed Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to reconsider its authorization of Lease Sale 259, but stopped short of tossing it out… “Healthy Gulf and other groups challenged the sale, claiming BOEM’s environmental analysis was insufficient and calling for the lease to be invalidated. The district court agreed in 2025 that the agency’s review did not adequately address how the sale would affect planet-warming emissions and the critically endangered Rice’s whale… “We are pleased that the court agreed that Interior could not moot this case simply by reaffirming its earlier, faulty decision, and must still properly evaluate the lease sale’s impacts on the critically endangered Rice’s whale and climate change.”
E&E News: Whitehouse urges judicial body to resist fossil fuel pressure
Lesley Clark, 5/27/26
“Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, is asking the policymaking body of the federal courts to counter what he calls a “dangerous” climate-denial effort aimed at influencing judges,” E&E News reports. “In a letter last Tuesday, Whitehouse urged the Judicial Conference of the United States to replace a climate science chapter that was removed from a judicial training manual after Republicans complained it was biased against fossil fuel companies… “The senator’s letter comes as the industry and its defenders — including the Trump administration — have ramped up efforts aimed at squashing nearly two dozen lawsuits state and local governments have filed against oil and gas companies, seeking compensation for the costs of climate change. The companies have said the suits could cost them billions, if successful… “Whitehouse called on the Judicial Conference to “update its rules to protect against the undue influence of industry-funded junkets.”
E&E News: EPA will reconsider Texas power plant plan denied under Biden
Alex Guillén, 5/27/26
“EPA plans to reconsider a decision made late in the Biden administration to reject a Texas plan for power plant pollution, the agency revealed in a Tuesday court filing,” E&E News reports. “The move is another Trump administration step toward boosting fossil fuels, although both the state and utility groups are continuing to pressure EPA to act quickly.The December 2024 disapproval argued that Texas’ revised plan to address pollution during planned maintenance, startup and shutdown activities fell short of federal enforceability requirements and failed the Clean Air Act’s requirement that emissions limits apply at all times. The rule applied to eight coal-fired power plants across the state that use electrostatic precipitators to control particulate matter.”
E&E News: RFK Jr. and MAHA influencers take on microplastics
Ellie Borst, 5/27/26
“Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. launched a new program last month meant to stimulate research and find ways to rid people of the microscopic plastic particles that have infiltrated human bodies,” E&E News reports. “The $144 million program on measuring, understanding and removing micro- and nanoplastics has been welcomed by researchers, industry, environmental and Make America Healthy Again advocates as well as online wellness gurus promoting nascent “detoxification” methods. It’s the largest federal investment to date into a field of study roughly 5 years old. But experts worry Kennedy is focused on the wrong questions. “Getting it out of our bodies? That seems extremely tough to me,” Marcus Eriksen, a marine plastics scientist who leads the nonprofit 5 Gyres Institute and has advised Kennedy for years, told E&E. “I get that’s kind of the narrative that’s going to fly with this administration — focus on the downstream stuff, less on the prevention side.”
STATE UPDATES
E&E News: California asks judge to toss Trump suit against emissions rules
Alex Nieves, 5/27/26
“California air quality officials on Tuesday filed a motion to dismiss a Trump administration lawsuit that seeks to block the state from enforcing 14-year-old vehicle emissions standards,” E&E News reports. “What happened: The California Air Resources Board said in the filing that the U.S. Department of Transportation does not have standing to sue over the agency’s 2012 vehicle rules, arguing that the federal government failed to show how the regulations have the potential to negatively harm automakers or car buyers… “Why it matters: The Trump administration’s attempt to dismantle California’s regulatory authority comes after Congress revoked an EPA waiver last year that allowed the state to enforce the nation’s strictest emissions rules — passed in 2022 — including a ban on new gas car sales starting in 2035.”
E&E News: Senate hopefuls preview energy fights in oil-rich Texas
Timothy Cama, 5/28/26
“Texas Democrat James Talarico is working to define himself as a moderate on energy and other issues, as Republicans escalate their plans to label him an anti-fossil fuel radical,” E&E News reports. “...Paxton has been a defender of the state’s oil and gas industry and has used his perch as attorney general to fight federal rules. Talarico, a state representative, has also spoken warmly about fossil fuel jobs… “Paxton’s record includes work to stop environmental, social and governance policies at banks and investment firms that he said restricted oil and gas development… “Talarico has been a champion of climate action and renewable energy in the Texas Legislature. But he’s taken pains to make sure people don’t think he wants fossil fuels gone.”
Courthouse News Service: Ninth Circuit denies privacy to oil company over Alaska drilling data
Alan Riquelmy, 5/27/26
“A Ninth Circuit panel determined on Wednesday that no federal law requires petroleum well data from an oil and gas company to remain private,” Courthouse News Service reports. “A lower court ruled previously Alaska’s Oil and Gas Conservation Commission couldn’t release data about wells ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc. wanted shielded because federal law preempts a state statute requiring the disclosure. But U.S. Circuit Judge Eric Miller, a Donald Trump appointee, writing for the three-judge panel, said no supremacy clause issues exist with the Alaska petroleum reserve. That clause means federal law trumps state statute when there’s a conflict, but Miller didn’t see any “express” conflict… “On the Reserve, by contrast, Alaska has its own authority to gather — and disclose — data collected from oil and gas exploration, authority that it exercised even before Congress opened the Reserve to private exploration,’ Miller wrote… “Alaska’s confidentiality and disclosure laws give the state no control over federal operations, and, as we have explained, the Production Act reveals no purpose that is obstructed by those laws,’ Miller added.”
Santa Ynez Valley News: BLM advances Central California oil leasing proposal amid opposition
5/26/26
“The U.S. Bureau of Land Management last week released its final environmental report on a controversial oil and gas leasing proposal that could open approximately 850,000 acres of public lands and federal mineral estate across Central California to future drilling and fracking activity,” the Santa Ynez Valley News reports. “The proposal includes lands near communities, recreation areas, wildlife habitat and water resources, according to conservation group Los Padres ForestWatch… “The federal proposal drew roughly 175,000 public comments in opposition during the environmental review process, according to ForestWatch… “We are disappointed, though not surprised, to see the BLM continue moving this plan forward under a federal agenda aimed at expanding oil and gas development on public lands,” Benjamin Pitterle, director of advocacy for ForestWatch, told the News.”
KERO: CRC opens first Carbon Capture Project in Kern County amid praise and pushback
Sam Hoyle, 5/27/26
“California Resources Corporation’s first carbon capture and sequestration project is now operational, with the company looking to expand its footprint throughout Kern County,” KERO reports. “...With the project is still in its early stages, Gould told KERO the operation is far from reaching full capacity in what they’re able to inject annually… “We have our own power plant there on site that could be further decarbonized. We have other field operations that could be decarbonized there as well, and third parties. Carbon Terravault was built as a business that would very specifically work with other companies that have emissions targets that they are trying to comply with, given the state’s carbon neutrality goal and their own goals.” Gould added that CRC has identified an additional 350 million tons of storage throughout the Central Valley, which are in various stages of EPA permitting… “Grecia Orozco, a staff attorney for the Center on Race, Poverty and the Environment, based in Delano, was among those who spoke against the project during that process. She told KERO she believes carbon capture amounts to a short-term fix that delays a true transition away from fossil fuels. “It is incredibly harmful for our community members to be living alongside oil and gas fields, oil and gas refineries, and that these industries will continue operating and continue harming them, because industries like carbon capture will keep them in business instead of the state focusing on other ways to reduce our carbon footprint.”
Inside Climate News: Six Months After Oil Spilled Into California Tributary, Families Worry the Cleanup Was Never Finished
Steven Rodas, 5/23/26
“As he slowly pulled his beige van into the driveway following a trip to the hardware store for garden supplies, Ethan Higbee didn’t suspect anything was wrong. Then he got out of his car. The unmistakable smell of gas subsumed him,” Inside Climate News reports. “...The Ventura County incident—what resulted from a tank overfilling and improper rainwater valve management by oil and gas company Carbon California, according to the state—was described by the business as a “small crude oil spill” in a report obtained by Inside Climate News. About 420 gallons were accidentally spilled, according to the report and on-scene responders. Locals in the area near Ojai have cast doubt on the spill estimate… “He used the rusted tip to point to oil stains on rocks and dig for pieces of what he fears are oil remains caked beneath the soil. He pointed to a black stain under one boulder about 85 feet from his front door. His 6-year-old, Noah, played nearby with his baseball. For Haley Ehlers, the executive director of a community advocacy group, Climate First: Replacing Oil & Gas, or CFROG, the scene is all too common. “This spill, and the incomplete response, is another acute example of the unacceptable harm the oil and gas industry poses for community and environmental health,” Ehlers told ICN.”
EXTRACTION
Arabian Gulf Business Insight (AGBI): Gulf oil spill ‘would rival Exxon Valdez disaster’
5/25/26
“An environmental catastrophe in the Gulf could rival the Exxon Valdez disaster, shipping analysts warned, as ageing tankers and a double blockade threaten the region’s fragile marine network,” Arabian Gulf Business Insight (AGBI) reports. “...Videos published by The New York Times this week showed oil washing onto the protected island of Shidvar – known as the “Maldives of Iran” for its coral reefs and turtle nesting grounds… “The 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska released 11 million gallons of crude, devastated fisheries and wildlife habitats, polluted more than 1,000 miles of coastline and cost billions of dollars in clean-up operations and legal settlements. Arsenio Longo, the Berlin-based founder of HUAX Energy Intelligence, told AGBI the environmental danger in and around the Strait of Hormuz remained “underweighted” relative to wider geopolitical concerns…“With 6.75 million tonnes deadweight capacity, a single large vessel incident could release cargo equivalent to multiple Exxon Valdez disasters,” Saleem Khan of Pole Star Global wrote.”
OPINION
Independent Record: The need for a Keystone XL Pipeline 2.0
Randyn Gregg, R-White Sulphur Springs, represents House District 78, 5/28/26
“...Few recent policy choices look more misguided today than President Biden’s decision to cancel the Keystone XL Pipeline on his first day in office in January 2021,Randyn Gregg writes for Independent Record. “With oil prices once again surging and Americans paying more at the pump, the need for reliable and affordable North American energy has become impossible to ignore… “Fortunately, there is reason for optimism. Earlier this spring, President Trump approved the international permit for the Bridger Pipeline, a 647-mile project connecting Alberta’s oil sands to Guernsey, Wyoming, a key American energy hub already connected to refineries throughout the Rockies, Midwest, and Gulf Coast. With an initial capacity of 550,000 barrels per day and room for expansion, the project could strengthen North American energy security while reducing dependence on unstable foreign sources. The Bridger Pipeline is not Keystone XL 2.0 exactly, but it reflects lessons learned from that battle. Builders are using existing pipeline corridors and previously approved rights of way while minimizing land disturbance and avoiding federally recognized tribal lands. But building more pipelines will require more than better routing. It will require meaningful permitting and regulatory reform at both the state and federal levels… “That is why reforms to both the Montana Environmental Policy Act and the National Environmental Policy Act remain so important.”