What role did climate change play in the debate over the Keystone XL pipeline

Jan 24, 2017 ... A Presidential permit for the construction and operation of the Keystone XL Pipeline, a major pipeline for the importation of petroleum from Canada to the ... Keystone XL – the 2,000 mile tar sands pipeline that would stretch from Canada to the Gulf Coast – has sparked an escalating debate in recent months, ... A Presidential permit to Keystone to construct, connect, operate, and maintain at the border of the United States pipeline facilities for the import of crude ... Apr 17, 2025 ... The Keystone pipeline is a petroleum pipeline that stretches 2687 miles (4324 km) across Canada and parts of the continental United States ... Evidence is mounting that the State Department's review of a proposed tar sands oil pipeline has again been corrupted by bias, lobbyist influence and ... Feb 11, 2015 ... December 23, 2011 – Both the House and Senate unanimously approve – and President Obama signs into law – a bill requiring approval of the ... “At the time of its closure, the Keystone XL Pipeline project was already under construction and employed more than 1,500 workers. By the end of 2021, the ... On March 24, 2017, the U.S. State Department under President Donald Trump (R) issued a presidential permit approving the Keystone XL pipeline. Trump signed an ... Feb 15, 2021 ... The pipeline, which had severe environmental and human rights implications, has been on a long road towards failure. Jan 20, 2021 ... President-elect Joe Biden formally announced on Wednesday he was revoking a key permit for the proposed Keystone XL pipeline.