Last month, the Liberal government gave the NEB 22 weeks to review the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project to consider the project's impact on the marine environment. Rob Steedman, the NEB's chief environmental officer, said he is prepared for a "very busy" period as the regulator works to meet the Feb. 22 deadline. The NEB also revealed its review will assess the impact of increased oil tanker traffic out to about 12 nautical miles from the B.C. The Raincoast Conservation Foundation in British Columbia​, one of the environment groups that sued Ottawa over its original environmental review of the project, said the distance doesn't go far enough. The government has said it does not plan to appeal the Federal Court of Appeal ruling that halted the project.

Source: CBC News October 12, 2018 21:33 UTC