Nebraska Lawmakers Commence Battle to Re-Route Keystone Pipeline
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Nebraska lawmakers today open a special legislative session to consider how the state might force TransCanada Corp. to re-route its $7 billion Keystone XL pipeline. The company signaled yesterday it will fight any such law as unconstitutional.
Ranchers, environmental activists and some state politicians including Republican Governor Dave Heineman oppose the pipeline’s path across a major source of freshwater in Nebraska. The 1,661-mile (2,673-kilometer) Keystone XL would cross six states and bring crude from Canada’s oil sands to the Texas Gulf Coast.