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In one of his first acts as commander in chief, President Biden stopped construction of the $8 billion Keystone XL oil pipeline. In the fourth part of this series, "Pipe Dreams Lost," the Washington Examiner
reports on how South Dakotans are refusing to give up the fight, appealing to their local lawmakers and even Biden himself.
President Biden might have pulled the plug on the Keystone XL pipeline on his first full day in office, but pipeline workers, residents, and business owners in South Dakota affected by the decision say they aren't giving up without a fight.
Some are reaching out to their lawmakers in Washington, while others like Peter Bardeson, business manager for the Laborers, Local 620 in Sioux Falls, says his union plans to appeal to Biden directly.