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The Bridger Pipeline Expansion project has been moving through the permitting process with unusual speed. If built, the $2 billion, 650-mile pipeline will run through Montana and Wyoming and is one of three proposed pipeline legs connecting oil sands in Alberta, Canada to the trading hub in Cushing, Oklahoma. 

The project appears to be a priority for the Trump administration. The Bureau of Land Management announced that the pipeline will receive an expedited environmental review, and in late April, the administration granted the pipeline developer a cross-border permit to pass into the U.S. Permitting documents show the company, Bridger Pipeline Expansion, LLC, a subsidiary of Wyoming-based True Companies, hopes to break ground as soon as July 2027, pending state and federal approval.  

But the project has hit a stumbling block. On July 22, the Montana Department of Environmental Quality, or DEQ, withdrew a waiver it had previously granted the pipeline. 

The waiver allowed the company to omit certain financial information and baseline environmental data from its state permit application with DEQ. Pipeline construction cannot begin without this permit and final federal approval. 

At the core of the debate is Montana’s Major Facility Siting Act, a state law that outlines the process of evaluating the potential economic, community, and environmental impacts of large energy projects like pipelines or power plants. Earlier this year, Bridger requested a waiver to omit certain financial and economic information, as well as baseline environmental data from its application to DEQ. The law allows for “irrelevant information” to be omitted from the review process, and DEQ granted Bridger the waiver in February. The agency is now backtracking on that decision.

In June, the environmental law firm Earthjustice filed a complaint on behalf of two Montana residents against DEQ’s decision to grant the waiver. Lars Phillips, an attorney with Earthjustice said the information needed to be included in order to have a thorough review process. 

“The law is clear, and DEQ was right to reverse course,” Phillips said. “But we are troubled by why DEQ decided to issue these waivers in the first place.”

Projects of this size and scale require both state and federal approval. Montana DEQ, along with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, held a public comment period on the pipeline proposal in May. Phillips said without Earthjustice taking this action to discover what information was waived, members of the public would never have known they were commenting on an incomplete application.

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The proposed pipeline is expected to move roughly 500,000 barrels of crude tar sands oil per day, according to DEQ documents. But at full capacity, that number is projected to increase to moving 1.13 million barrels per day from Canada, through Montana and into Wyoming.

The project has been referred to by supporters as “Keystone Light,” referencing the Keystone XL Pipeline, which then-President Joe Biden canceled in 2021. Shannon James with environmental watchdog Montana Environmental Information Center said calling it “light” is a misnomer. “It’s Keystone XXL and a major climate threat that far too many people haven’t heard about yet,” she said.

James and other opponents have raised concerns over the potential environmental harms the pipeline’s proposed path would take, a route that would cross water 150 times. 

“Pipelines leak,” James said. “It’s not a matter of if, but when. We should not be giving the green light to a company with a troubling track record in our state, especially before it has fully disclosed the impacts this project would have on Montana’s people, water, wildlife, and climate.”

In an email to Earthjustice shared with Montana Free Press, Jeremiah Langston, a lawyer for DEQ, said the agency is “requiring Bridger to produce the information in question” to move forward with the application. Permitting for the project cannot proceed until the application is complete, Langston said, and it’s up to Bridger to submit the additional information DEQ requires. 

Phillips maintains it’s a positive sign to see DEQ addressing gaps in the application, but said he would have liked to see the agency more proactively inform the public.

“It is unfortunate that it took two Montanans standing up to big oil to force DEQ to require Bridger to comply with Montana law,” he said.  

Editor’s note: Earthjustice is an advertiser with Grist. Advertisers have no role in Grist’s editorial decisions.

This story was originally published by Grist with the headline In Montana, a controversial $2B pipeline hits a speed bump on Aug 7, 2026.

Forsaking diversity and inclusion won’t save public lands. It will only splinter our movements and weaken our work to build just futures for all. This article is a call to resist reactionary responses to Trump’s attacks on public lands, environmental justice, and DEI.

Sámi forest and area of Paanneoja

August brings late summer restoration and forest actions to view, fisheries are beginning, Le Monde covers Snowchange rewilding actions in the Eastern Finland and Lapland. Several international events mark the Autumn.

Karvakkoselkä rewilding area, Kemijärvi

Rewilding and restoration has proceeded in summer. Highlights of the season include the arrival of Paanneoja Sámi OGF forest and ecological corridor up in Muotkatunturi Wilderness Area, Inari, of 100 hectares and several kilometers. Most of the sites focused in June and July into Arctic Circle peatlands and forests.

Vilmajoki River, Salla

In Kemijärvi, Karvakkoselkä 70 hectare topographically important spring-fed peatland and forest system supports existing Snowchange sites in close vicinity. In Salla, Vilmajoki ecological corridor is an important old growth forest and flood plain. Joukahaisoja, as a part of the wider lake Unari catchment work in Sodankylä can be assessed to be a rather completely intact trout river in North Boreal. It can be considered a pearl of boreal ecosystems.

Joukahaisoja, Unari

Most important of the summer restoration and rewilding actions continued in Salla and Eastern Lapland. Hand restoration in Kotala, Latoaukia and Orahaara provided for the first modern catchment and peatland restoration actions on these sites, and planning and scoping of Koutelo River catchment restoration continued with expansion of 50 hectares of Pahajoenjänkä and digger restoration expected either late in 2026 or 2027. This peatland has fully intact old growth forest islands supporting outstanding boreal biodiversity. In other regions, planning and licensing for major post-peat mining sites in Ranua and river restoration continued and the Koitajoki restoration proceeded at a rapid pace.

Forest islands of Pahajoenjänkä, Salla

International media visited through the season – a major German magazine will cover Sámi forest work later in the year. Le Monde, prominent French newspaper wrote about our peatland work and this is available here. Autumn is expected to be busy with several IPCC and UN events, Snowchange workshops on boreal peatland restoration and Pacific work.

Policy review will investigate settings for Australia's 2030 and 2035 emissions reduction targets.

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The Global Convergence of Struggle for Land and Water in West Africa and La Via Campesina are jointly demanding food sovereignty, agrarian reform, peasant seeds, peasant feminism and peasant rights.

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In a world marked by wars, blockades, displacement, and systems of domination that threaten life and territories - peasant struggles reveal the deep connections between the crises faced by peoples across continents.

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Secara keseluruhan, slot online gacor 2026 game malam ini yang banyak dicari mencerminkan tingginya minat masyarakat terhadap permainan yang sedang populer di komunitas. Namun, popularitas tidak selalu berbanding lurus dengan peluang kemenangan. Pemahaman mengenai cara kerja RNG, RTP, volatilitas, serta pemilihan platform yang kredibel merupakan langkah yang lebih rasional dalam menikmati permainan. Dengan mengutamakan informasi yang objektif dan berdasarkan fakta, pemain dapat mengambil keputusan yang lebih bijak serta memperoleh pengalaman bermain yang lebih aman dan nyaman.

Kane Thornton has moved from the peak renewables body to data centres, now the presumed peak renewable buyer. We discuss Bowen’s new rules, the bigger rooftop solar rebate, and other news.

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Australia's government-run "carbon neutral" certification scheme is being wound up. It is good news for the climate.

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Victoria's newly appointed energy minister says the state will go ahead as planned with Australia's first ever offshore wind auction, despite speculation of further delays.

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A promise of banning gas while waving through “gas firming” and “gas peaking” with unlimited offsets leaves gate open to fossil power buying its way clean with offsets.

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Plans for a potentially massive new wind farm start federal environmental assessment, proposing up to 280 of the most powerful turbines seen in Australia.

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• Albuquerque and a bunch of other Sun Belt cities are the most dangerous for walking, according to an analysis of walk scores and pedestrian death statistics. The study shows a regional divide between the car-dependent sprawl and wide streets of the South and Southwest, and the rest of the country. (Momentum)
• Breaking news: The data is at odds with the Trump administration’s claims that transit is dangerous. (Washington Post)
• Speed traps are an ineffective way of slowing down drivers, writes Beth Osborne. If you want drivers to stick to 25 mph, don’t just lower the speed limit, design the road differently.
• A study out of California suggests that Flock cameras misread license plates 70 percent of the time. (CNET)
• A combination of social service outreach and law enforcement cut homelessness on L.A. transit by more than half. (Metro Magazine)
• In addition to a referendum in Wayne County that stops inner-ring Detroit suburbs from opting out of transit service (Bridge Michigan), Spokane voters narrowly renewed a sales tax funding transit (Spokesman-Review).
• Asthma rates in Philadelphia are measurably higher near freeways and industrial areas. (The Conversation)
• Amtrak is adding a second train connecting New York City, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. (Patriot-News)
• King County is adjusting bus lines in a way that will add a net 3,000 bus trips each week for the Seattle area. (The Urbanist)
• Twin Cities officials are scrambling to find $200 million for the Blue Line. (KSTP)
• San Francisco has already outpaced last year’s number of serious injuries from car crashes. (SFist)
• Nashville is considering banning right turns on red. (WSMV)
• Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett announced eight new sidewalk and other transportation projects. (WRTV)
• West Memphis — a separate city in Arkansas across the river from Memphis — is starting a new transit system. (Local Memphis)
• Almost 90 percent of Kansas City streetcar riders are satisfied with it. (KCTV)
• A Los Angeles man is trying to bike all 7,500 miles of L.A. public streets, and he’s about three-quarters of the way there. (L.A. Times; paywall)

Australian solar glass and window specialist gets CEC accreditation for its new integrated solar panel, just in time for the expansion of the federal PV subsidy.

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Construction officially starts at another wind project in W.A., which is benefiting from firm coal closure dates and a state owned utility writing PPAs.

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Australian BEV sales pass the 20% mark for the second month in a row as Geely's best-selling hatchback arrives on Australian shores. Plus, news of the week.

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Editorial

The second quarter of 2026 was marked by a clear shift from advocacy alone towards influence, implementation and institutional change. Across the period, AFSA’s work entered legislative chambers, regional trade discussions, global climate negotiations, financial policy debates and community learning spaces. The significance of this quarter lies not only in the number of activities undertaken, but in the way they connected. Seed rights were linked to human rights. Agroecology was linked to law and trade. Soil restoration was linked to enterprise. Food culture was linked to citizen power. Research was used not simply to describe problems, but to challenge the institutions and investment models shaping Africa’s agricultural future.

Several developments gave this quarter particular weight. The East African Community Agroecology Bill moved formally into the legislative process. The N’Djamena Declaration gave renewed continental direction to farmer managed seed systems. African farmer testimony began feeding directly into a United Nations process on the right to seed. At the same time, AFSA questioned the choices being made by major financial institutions, advanced agroecology in climate negotiations, strengthened agroecological markets and enterprises, and documented practical evidence from communities restoring soils and building livelihoods. The launch of the My Food Is African Barefoot Guide also expanded the conversation beyond policy, reminding us that food systems are shaped every day in homes, schools, markets, kitchens and public culture.

This edition therefore tells a story of convergence. Laws, markets, seeds, finance, climate, culture and community action are often treated as separate fields, yet the quarter showed how deeply they depend on one another. AFSA’s achievement was to hold these threads together and to keep African farmers, citizens and communities at the centre of each conversation. What emerges is not simply a record of completed activities, but evidence of a movement gaining stronger tools, clearer positions and greater influence over the decisions that will shape Africa’s food future.

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On June 9, 2026 Tempest Magazine published Party Time?, the transcript of an interview with Charlie Post by David Camfield. The central question being asked was whether socialist organizations should consider themselves parties.

Charlie Post, a former member of the U.S. Socialist Workers Party (SWP) and Solidarity and current member of Tempest, takes a stab at answering that question by outlining how all of the traditions in the U.S. failed because they followed what he calls “the micro-sect model”. While a revolutionary party is necessary, it requires that a large layer of the working class be radicalized.

Post provides a history starting in the 1860’s in Europe up to the broad Left parties of today. In addition to the basic objective problem regarding the working class, there were also subjective mistakes made by socialist organizations which included swinging from ultraleft abstentionism to adaptation. From my perspective, so far, so good.

At this point, Post begins a broad attack on the existing far Left. All groups either continue to use the micro-sect model or proclaim themselves to be parties. Those following the micro-sect model are prone to a “fetish of leadership” which played a part in those organizations ignoring or excusing oppressive behavior from leadership. This led to the demise of the ISO and other organizations.

Post then turns to the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) as an alternative to the micro-sect model. He says there were opportunities for engagement between 2017-2020. He cites the Jamaal Bowman debacle as an illustration of the decline of DSA into a more authoritarian and bureaucratic organization. Today, with the advent of Mamdani, Tempest is re-evaluating whether engaging with DSA is worthwhile.1

Post next turns to Solidarity. He was a member from its founding in 1986 until 2015. During much of this time, he was in the leadership. He claims that Solidarity was good at training its members until about 1993. This change, according to Post, had to do with members giving up on revolution and accepting reformism as the only thing possible. His conclusion is the most damning “What we ended up with was that the group—politically, not organizationally—liquidated itself into a more amorphous left-reformist current.” He later goes on to say that Solidarity became depoliticized and the atmosphere became toxic.

I am a member of Solidarity, serving on its National Committee, and also a member of Tempest and DSA. I joined Solidarity in 1997 so I can’t comment on the shift in training members that allegedly happened in or around 1993 but I believe our remaining founding members would be as puzzled by that comment as I was. It is also totally untrue that we have a paper membership of one hundred with an active membership of thirty.

Solidarity’s membership has been affected by the same objective factors that have fragmented the rest of the far left. The rise of DSA drew members away as well as allowed a portion of the existing membership to be comfortable in supporting progressive Democrats, a mistake in my opinion. However, this is a question on which Solidarity members are about evenly divided and one that we continue to debate.

We lost members as we grappled with gendered violence and trans rights. However, unlike other organizations, we got things right. I proudly served on the Gendered Violence Commission during this time. The loss of members was an inevitable result of this painful process.

I’ve added to the list of negative issues that have affected Solidarity in the interest of honesty and to acknowledge mistakes and shortcomings. That does not mean that the musings of a disgruntled former member are accurate or fair. We continue to call ourselves revolutionary socialists in the tradition of socialism from below. We continue to grow with youth and women as new members. We continue to seek opportunities for collaboration with other like-minded organizations and individuals.

One such collaboration is the United Left Platform (ULP) which Post does not even bother to mention and to which he has done a great disservice in his snarky attacks on Solidarity.

Which organization is immune from criticism? Tempest, of course! It’s unclear how Tempest has all the answers. This is where it gets very vague. If Solidarity is a drop in the ocean, then Tempest is a drop and a half, a fact that should engender a high degree of humility and self-criticism both of which were sorely lacking in this interview.

NB: Dual Solidarity-Tempest members Bill Balderston, Ron Lare, Ted McTaggart, Peter Solenberger and Judy Wraight concur with this article. The views expressed are the author’s and do not necessarily represent those of Solidarity.

[1] In my opinion, Tempest made a sectarian turn away from DSA, a mistake that I and others argued against at the time in an article published in Tempest magazine (“DSA after the 2023 convention: Another view”).The size of DSA has waxed and waned with the election of Trump in 2016, the election of Biden and the re-election of Trump. There is nothing surprising about this. Currently, DSA has over 120,000 members and continues to grow.  A group with young, enthusiastic members who call themselves socialists and who have an active interest in Marx is one place we should want to be, illusions about social democracy notwithstanding.

The issue with Jamaal Bowman was a much more fundamental one than what Post identifies. DSA should not be endorsing Democrats, and if they do, they should not be surprised that there is no accountability. At most, DSA should be critically endorsing independent candidates. Revolutionary socialists should be arguing this at every step of the way, not mounting campaigns for expulsion when (surprise!) Democratic candidates, who have been endorsed by all kinds of groups and individuals, turn out not to be accountable. Post says that participation in DSA is a tactical question and I agree with that.

Opinions expressed in signed articles do not necessarily represent the views of the editors or the Tempest Collective. For more information, see “About Tempest Collective.”

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When Florida’s coastal residents get word of an incoming “tropical storm,” they likely only consider the minor inconveniences that follow: double red flags, no swimming due to rough...