Environmental groups concerned over sale of pipeline

Environmental and indigenous groups said Thursday they are worried Canada may soon own the Puget Sound Pipeline that delivers crude oil to refineries in Whatcom and Skagit counties. They are concerned the 69-mile pipeline may be expanded or the amount of oil that flows through it may be increased.

Hard to say who will win political games over pipeline battle

The showdown between Alberta and B.C. over the TransMountain pipeline is not only pitting the two westernmost provinces against each other. The battle has larger implications not only for the New Democratic Party - which counts two premiers in the fight - but also for the federal government and the panorama of Canadian voters and economic interests.