President Donald trump has approved a new oil pipeline from Canada into the U.S. called the \u201cKeystone Light,\u201d formally the Bridger Pipeline Expansion. The project would move up to 550,000 barrels of oil per day through Montana and Wyoming, mostly along existing pipeline corridors and on private land, with construction expected to begin after additional state and federal environmental approvals.<\/p>\n

the pipeline approval revives an oil-sands-linked proposal that resembles the earlier Keystone XL effort, which was blocked and canceled under the Biden management on climate change concerns. Environmental groups and attorneys opposing the project say spill risks remain a central issue, pointing to past pipeline accidents involving the company\u2019s subsidiaries, including spills that affected the Yellowstone River and contaminated drinking water<\/a> in Montana.<\/p>\n

Bridger Pipeline LLC says it plans improved safety measures such as AI-based leak detection and construction methods intended to reduce accident risk, including boring beneath major rivers<\/a>. The company aims to start building in 2027 and target completion around late 2028 or early 2029, while President Trump\u2019s term runs untill January 20, 2029. <\/p>\n