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Protect Water, Habitat And Tribal Rights From Oil Spills
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A massive new oil pipeline is moving ahead before full environmental review and Tribal consultation are complete. Federal officials must stop it.
A cross-border permit for the Bridger Pipeline Expansion has been approved by the Trump administration. The project has been compared to a smaller version of Keystone XL and would carry Canadian crude oil from the U.S.-Canada border through Montana and Wyoming.1
The project could involve a new 645-mile pipeline from Phillips County, Montana, to Guernsey, Wyoming, and could increase Canadian crude exports to the United States.2
The White House presidential permit grants Bridger Pipeline Expansion LLC permission to construct, connect, operate, and maintain pipeline border facilities at the international boundary in Phillips County, Montana.5
Environmental Review Is Still Unfinished
The Federal Register notice for the proposed Bridger Pipeline Expansion says Bridger is seeking a 30-year renewable right-of-way for a 36-inch oil pipeline and related infrastructure, plus temporary construction permits.4 The BLM project page says public scoping has ended and that a draft environmental impact statement is anticipated in fall 2026.4
That means the cross-border permit moved ahead before the public had the full environmental analysis needed to understand the risks. The administration issued the permit before completing environmental review and consulting Tribes, and demanded an additional opportunity for public comment.3
NRDC called the project “Keystone Light,” saying it would carry large volumes of tar sands oil along part of the canceled Keystone XL route.6
Water And Communities Deserve Protection First
Pipelines can spill. Construction can fragment habitat, disturb cultural resources, affect private landowners, cross waterways, and increase fossil fuel dependence. Environmentalists oppose the project in part due to past spills involving Bridger Pipeline and its parent company, including a 2015 Yellowstone River spill.1
Federal agencies and Montana regulators must not treat public review as a formality after key approvals are already granted. They should suspend the presidential permit, reopen comment, consult affected Tribes, complete a full environmental impact statement, and require detailed review of spill risks, water crossings, climate emissions, wildlife habitat, cultural resources, and emergency response.
Communities should not have to wait until oil is in the ground to find out whether their water, land, and rights were protected.
Sign now to urge federal officials to halt the Bridger tar sands pipeline until full environmental review, public comment, and Tribal consultation are complete.
