Biden to cancel $9bn Keystone XL pipeline's permit, says source

18.01.2021

Rescinding permit is on list of executive actions thought to be scheduled for first day in officeJoe Biden is planning to cancel the permit for the $9bn Keystone XL pipeline project as one of his first acts as president, perhaps as soon as his first day in office, according to a source familiar with his thinking.Donald Trump had made building the pipeline a central promise of his presidential campaign. Biden, who will be inaugurated on Wednesday, was vice-president in the Obama administration when it rejected the project as contrary to its efforts to combat the climate crisis. Continue reading...

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