US State Department approves Keystone XL oil pipeline permit

摘要

Washington—The US Department of State has approved a permit allowing TransCanada’s stalled Keystone XL oil pipeline to cross the US-Canada border, the first step in a still-lengthy process to build the Alberta-to-Nebraska project. President Donald Trump issued an executive memorandum days after his inauguration directing the State Department to make a decision on the presidential permit within 60 days of receiving TransCanada’s application, which the company filed January 26. The review relied on a 2014 environmental impact statement issued during the Obama administration.