In this Dec. 18, 2020, file photo, pipes to be used for the Keystone XL pipeline are stored in a field near Dorchester, Neb. Calgary-based TC Energy, sponsor of the Keystone XL crude oil pipeline, said Wednesday, June 9, 2021, that it was pulling the plug on the contentious project after Canadian officials failed to convince President Joe Biden to reverse its cancellation of its permit on the day he took office. Photo Credit: Chris Machian/Omaha World-Herald via AP
Environment USAPolluting Pipeline Put to a Stop
The crossing permit needed for the construction of the pipeline meant to transport crude tar sand oil from Alberta, Canada, to Nebraska, United States, has officially been canceled since Canadian officials failed to change American President Biden’s mind.
Upon canceling the Keystone XL project on his first day of office in January, President Biden said allowing the line to proceed “would not be consistent with my administration’s economic and climate imperatives.”
The 1,930-kilometer pipeline project developed by Calgary-based TC Energy, formerly named TransCanada, is therefore halted. For good reason, burning oil sands crude could potentially worsen climate change, even making it harder to reserve. Native Americans heaved a sigh of relief since they fought tooth and nail to stop the pipeline from existing.
