Nebraska regulators approve Keystone XL pipeline route

Pipeline plan clears last major regulatory hurdle after vote in Nebraska, but legal challenges and protest likely to follow A panel of Nebraska regulators have voted narrowly in favor of allowing the Keystone XL pipeline to follow its proposed path through the state, removing the last major regulatory hurdle for the controversial project.The Nebraska Public Service Commission voted 3-2 to approve a permit for the pipeline, which will stretch for 1,200 miles and carry up to 830,000 barrels of oil a day. The vote saw one of the four Republicans on the commission, Mary Ridder, join with the Democrat, Crystal Rhoades, in opposing the permit. Continue reading...