The agency says the agreement will not change the timeline for its analysis of alternative pipeline routes, which would likely conclude in 2013.
LINCOLN, Neb.—Nebraska and TransCanada Corp. agreed on Monday to find a new route for the stalled...
Nov 15, 2011
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Persistence, solidarity and youthful optimism gave activists and landowners an edge in battle to keep Keystone XL pipeline out of Nebraska Sandhills.
WASHINGTON—Just six months ago, few could have imagined that an inanimate object as ugly as a 36-...
Nov 11, 2011
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The State Department suggested that looking at new routes for the pipeline in Nebraska would take until at least the first quarter of 2013.
The U.S. government on Thursday delayed approval of a Canada-to-Texas oil pipeline until after...
Nov 11, 2011
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The crowd's goal was to give President Obama a "solidarity hug" by forming a human chain around the White House.
WASHINGTON—As Brian Nowak made a beeline across Lafayette Square to the handmade "Minnesotans for...
Nov 7, 2011
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The State Department's Inspector General has opened a "special review" of the department's handling of the pipeline's environmental assessment.
The State Department's Inspector General has opened a "special review" of the department's...
Nov 7, 2011
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Officials fear that a decision in favor of the oil pipeline could dampen enthusiasm among volunteers needed for door-to-door campaigning in 2012.
Reeling from months of protests, President Barack Obama's advisers are worried that...
Nov 4, 2011
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Many questions but few answers about the substance that would flow through the proposed Keystone XL oil sands pipeline.
The Canadian crude oil that would flow through the Keystone XL pipeline is either the lynchpin of U...
Nov 2, 2011
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The potential for job creation would factor in to the decision, Obama said in an interview, along with health and environmental factors.
President Barack Obama said on Tuesday health and economic factors would be taken into account when...
Nov 2, 2011
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The State Department has lost tens of thousands of submissions and cannot say how the remainder will be handled or will influence the pending decision.
Five weeks ago, Cindy Myers stood in a high school gymnasium before a crowd of 1,000 and said, "...
Nov 1, 2011
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The pipeline giant has offered a $100 million bond to Nebraska if it fails to clean up a spill. Opponents say federal law already requires more.
WASHINGTON—TransCanada's offer to fund a $100 million performance bond if it fails to clean up a...
Oct 28, 2011
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