Indigenous groups challenge B.C. pipeline approval, citing inadequate consultation and minimal progress.

Two legal challenges in British Columbia argue the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission pipeline has not been "substantially started," despite the province’s June 2025 determination that it had, allowing its 2014 environmental assessment to remain valid. Hereditary Chief Charles Wright of the Gitxsan Nation and community groups claim the project lacks proper Indigenous consultation, relies on outdated reviews, and has seen minimal progress—only about five to eight percent of the route cleared—after nearly a decade of inactivity. They assert a new environmental assessment is required under provincial rules. The province cited $584 million in project advancement but declined to comment on the ongoing court cases. The pipeline would carry fracked gas to a liquefied natural gas facility on B.C.’s coast.