Two B.C. First Nations challenge federal approval of the Ksi Lisims LNG project, citing ignored rights and flawed environmental review.

Two B.C. First Nations, the Lax Kw’alaams Band and Metlakatla First Nation, have filed separate legal challenges in Federal Court over the federal approval of the Ksi Lisims LNG project, arguing the government ignored their rights and concerns about impacts on traditional territories, particularly regarding ongoing land claims. They dispute the project’s economic justification as speculative and question the validity of a pipeline’s environmental assessment, claiming construction hasn’t been “substantially started.” The project, set to process 2 billion cubic feet of gas daily and export 12 million tonnes of LNG annually, is backed by a partnership including the Nisga’a Nation and Western LNG, with operations managed by Texas-based subsidiaries.