Articles by Regional Reporter, Montana Ellis Juhlin

Ellis Juhlin is the Montana climate reporter for Grist, Montana Free Press, Mountain Journal, and Report for America. She previously worked as Montana Public Radio's inaugural environmental reporter. She believes every story can be a climate story, and prioritizes clear, approachable science communication in her work. Her reporting has been regularly featured by NPR and member stations across the country. She has a background in wildlife conservation and holds a master's of science in ecology from Utah State University.

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In Montana, a controversial $2B pipeline hits a speed bump

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This story is produced by Montana Free Press/Mountain Journal in collaboration with Grist as part of the Report for America Local News Initiative.

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.  

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