The Keystone XL pipeline would carry oil from Canadian tar sands to US refineries, but was put on hold by former president Barack Obama over environmental concerns
The US State Department said Friday that it has issued a presidential permit for TransCanada to build the Keystone XL oil pipeline.
One of President Donald Trump’s first acts after taking office in January was to give a conditional go ahead for the controversial cross-border project, which Barack Obama had put on hold over environmental concerns.
After a review of the project, Under Secretary of State Thomas Shannon issued the presidential permit, concluding among other things it would “serve the national interest,” the State Department said.
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