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Climate change protest February 2013 in Washington, D.C.
EPA Deems Keystone Review 'Insufficient' as Green Groups Hint at Lawsuit
Enviromentalists and the EPA take apart State Dept's Keystone review, and momentum shifts yet again toward pipeline opponents in the long-running battle.
WASHINGTON—Leading environmental groups declared on Monday that the Obama administration's latest...
By John H. Cushman Jr.
Apr 23, 2013 | Read More
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks at the Ross Sea Conservation
Groups Ask State Dept for 120-Day Comment Period on Keystone Pipeline
Requests for extensions are not uncommon but this one puts the agency in an awkward spot within a roiling national controversy.
WASHINGTON—The Sierra Club and other environmental groups have asked the State Department to extend...
By John H. Cushman Jr.
Apr 4, 2013 | Read More
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry with Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird
Keystone Public Comments Won't Be Made Public, State Department Says
The State Department is refusing to provide routine and timely public access to comments filed on its controversial Keystone environmental review.
WASHINGTON—When the State Department hired a contractor to produce the latest environmental impact...
By John H. Cushman Jr.
Mar 25, 2013 | Read More
Protesters march to the White House and urge Pres. Obama to reject the Keystone
Critical Part of Keystone Report Done by Firms with Deep Oil Industry Ties
Two consulting firms provided State Department with key analysis of whether the pipeline would speed development of Canada's oil sands.
The State Department's recent conclusion that the Keystone XL pipeline "is unlikely to have a...
By Lisa Song
Mar 6, 2013 | Read More
Protesters rally in Portland, Maine, against possible plans to pipe oil from Can
Pressure Builds for Obama to Link Oil Sands Pipelines to Climate Change
'We're trying to build the social movement' in the United States against expansion of Canadian tar sands oil extraction, says organizer.
President Obama hasn't publicly drawn a connection between climate change and the Keystone XL...
By Maria Gallucci
Jan 31, 2013 | Read More
The Year Ahead in Keystone XL: Climate Worry Introduces Big Unknown
New leadership at the State Dept. and EPA—and the unexpected rise of climate change concern—mean the pipeline decision is still anyone's guess.
After years of protests and lobbying, the Obama administration is expected to decide within months...
By Lisa Song
Jan 7, 2013 | Read More
Protester rallies against the Keystone XL pipeline in Washington D.C.
Domestic Oil Boom, Climate Change Concern Could Derail Keystone XL Permit
Environmentalists say Pres. Obama has more reasons than ever to deny the pipeline, including his renewed focus on tackling climate change.
Less than a week after President Obama's re-election, environmental groups are again pressuring him...
By Lisa Song
Nov 9, 2012 | Read More
State Sen. Jim Smith of Nebraska
Keystone Project on Hold While TransCanada Weighs Three Options
Two of the options don't cross the U.S.-Canada border. Oil industry, state, federal officials wait and watch.
Official action on the Keystone XL pipeline review has virtually ground to a halt since President...
By Lisa Song, InsideClimate News
Jan 30, 2012 | Read More
Demonstrators protest against the Keystone XL pipeline outside an Obama fundrais
President Obama Kills Keystone XL Pipeline
'I'm disappointed that Republicans in Congress forced this decision,' Obama says.
WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama on Wednesday blamed his Republican opponents for imposing an "...
By Reuters
Jan 18, 2012 | Read More
Pipeline opponents protested before the White House on Nov. 6, 2011.
Law to Force Quick Keystone XL Permit Decision Slowing Reroute in Nebraska
TransCanada and Nebraska's Dept. of Environmental Quality say they'll take at least six months to approve a new route—no matter what happens in Washington.
A bill intended to force the Obama administration to make a quick decision on the controversial...
By Lisa Song, InsideClimate News
Jan 10, 2012 | Read More