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Keystone XL

On Sunday, July 25, 2010, Enbridge Line 6B ruptured near Marshall, Mich. and rel
A black goo stopped just 10 feet from the metal cap that marked his drinking water well. Walking on the tarry mess was like stepping on chewing gum.
MARSHALL, Mich.—An acrid stench had already enveloped John LaForge's five-bedroom house when he...
Jun 26, 2012 | Read More
The Sulphur River in Lamar County, Texas
The Army Corps is not responding to an EPA scientist's letter about 61 water crossings in Texas as the White House works to expedite pipeline approval.
An EPA letter that was once a mere blip on the radar for the Keystone XL oil pipeline may now be...
Jun 7, 2012 | Read More
Deatil: Koch Athabasca Leaseholds 2009
Long involvement in Canada's tar sands has been central to Koch Industries' evolution and positions the billionaire brothers for a new oil boom.
Over the last decade, Charles and David Koch have emerged into public view as billionaire...
May 10, 2012 | Read More
TransCanada Keystone pipeline depot, Gascoyne, North Dakota, February 2012/Credi
The Keystone XL is just one of many pipelines in the works to export Canadian heavy oils to global markets.
As debate over the future of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline continues to boil in Congress and...
Apr 30, 2012 | Read More
Map of Neb. with new and original KXL routes
Nebraska landowners say their primary goal to protect the region's water supply was forgotten in the focus only on the Sandhills.
It wasn't that long ago that the people of Holt County, Neb. thought they had made a real impact on...
Apr 26, 2012 | Read More
Inside the Nebraska state house.
Opponents say legislation would undercut a tougher law passed in November.
Nebraska's legislature is expected to pass a bill on Wednesday that would ease the way for...
Apr 11, 2012 | Read More
The Robert W. Scherer Power Plant near Macon, Ga., is the nation's largest singl
With one eye on the polls and the other on energy goals, Obama appears conflicted and confounded by greenhouse gas emissions.
WASHINGTON—Those expecting a consistent climate change message from the White House are having...
Apr 2, 2012 | Read More
President Obama deliver remarks on his "all of the above" energy strategy at the
Mining and using tar sands oil creates more greenhouse gas emissions than conventional oil. But that's rarely mentioned anymore.
When President Obama traveled to Cushing, Okla. last week to declare his support for building the...
Mar 26, 2012 | Read More
Nebraska Sandhills region
Map used to define Nebraska Sandhills doesn't include nearby areas also vulnerable to contamination, InsideClimate News has learned.
"A relatively modest jog around the Sandhills"—that's how one TransCanada executive describes the...
Mar 14, 2012 | Read More
Cushing, Okla.
TransCanada says it has most of the state permits it needs, but no one knows which federal agency will oversee the project's final environmental review.
TransCanada's decision last week to build the southern half of the rejected Keystone XL has raised...
Mar 6, 2012 | Read More