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More oil tankers could be headed our way

caption: An oil tanker and a container ship about to cross paths near Seattle.
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An oil tanker and a container ship about to cross paths near Seattle.
KUOW Photo/John Ryan

Bill Radke speaks with Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer about a major expansion of the Trans Mountain Pipeline. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau approved the expansion Tuesday. It could mean a large increase in the number of oil tankers going through the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

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