Obama administration rejects Keystone XL pipeline
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On Jan. 18, President Obama rejected a Canadian firm’s application for a permit to build and operate the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, a massive project that would have stretched from Canada’s oil sands to refineries in Texas. Here’s a look at some of the key players in the pipeline plan and the protests against it.
May 24, 2011 William J. Burns testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on his nomination to be deputy secretary of state on Capitol Hill in Washington. On Jan. 18, Burns will announce that the Obama administration is rejecting a Canadian firm’s application for a permit to build and operate a massive oil pipeline across the U.S.-Canada border, according to people who have been briefed on the matter. However, the administration will allow TransCanada to reapply after it develops an alternate route through the sensitive habitat of Nebraska’s Sandhills. Evan Vucci/AP
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